Michael Casey, Christopher J. Moody and Charles W. Rees
J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1982, 714-715
DOI:
10.1039/C39820000714,
Paper
Alkenes are converted into imidazoles through their epoxides by treatment with 2-tri-n-butylstannyltetrazoles (2), followed by dehydration with methyltriphenoxyphosphonium iodide in an improved procedure, and photolysis of the resulting vinyltetrazoles (4).
