Abstract
The structures of 1-benzyl-4-nitroso-5-aminopyrazole (1) and its hydrochloride (1H(+)) have been determined in the solid state and in solution in DMSO, methanol, and ethanol. The free base exists in solution as a mixture of amino/nitroso tautomers 2a and 2b rather than in the imino/oxime tautomers 3. The conjugated cation 1H(+) results from the protonation of the nitroso group. X-ray crystallography showed that both amino hydrogen atoms of 2a form NH...O=N hydrogen bonds: one is intramolecular, the other links adjacent molecules in an infinite chain.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8831-8837 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Organic Chemistry |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 23 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |