Cb. Vicentini et al., Synthesis of 5,7-dimethylpyrazolo[3 ',4 ': 4,5]thiazolo-[2,3-c]-1,2,4-triazole, an analogue of tricyclazole, HETEROCYCLE, 51(4), 1999, pp. 829-832
An efficient synthesis of 5,7-dimethylpyrazolo [3',4' :4,5]thiazolo[2,3-c]-
1,2,4-triazole (2), an analogue of tricyclazole, was achieved by treatment
of 4-(4'-amino-1',3'-dimethylpyrazol-5'-yl)-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione (7) wit
h sodium nitrite in acidic medium followed by irradiation with UV light.