摘要:
A variety of mono- and diarylsulfonyl-substituted 4-aminobenzotriazoles were prepared. Thermal rearrangements of 4-amino-1-(arylsulfonyl)benzotriazoles to 4-[(arylsulfonyl)amino]benzotriazoles were observed and confirmed by separation of the rearrangement products. Their structures were characterized by spectral methods and by X-ray crystallography. The rearrangement rates were studied by variable-temperature NMR experiments. Crossover experiments support an intramolecular mechanism involving a heterolytic benzotriazole ring cleavage to form a diazo intermediate followed by recyclization to the 4-amino group.