Density Function Theory Study on Effects of Different Energetic Substituent Groups and Bridge Groups on Performance of Carbon-Linked Ditetrazole 2N-Oxides

Based on the parent tetrazole 2N-oxide, six series of novel carbon-linked ditetrazole 2N- oxides with different energetic substituent groups （-NH2, -Na, -NO2, NF2, -NHNO2） and energetic bridge groups （-CH2-, -CH2-CH2-, -NH-, -N=N-, -NH-NH-） were designed. The overall performance and the effects of different energetic substituent groups and energetic bridge groups on the performance were investigated by density functional theory and electrostatic potential methods. The results showed that most of designed compounds have oxygen balance around zero, high heats of formation, high density, high energy, and acceptable sensitivity, indicating that tetrazole N-oxide is a useful parent energetic compound employed for obtaining high energy compounds, even only combined with some very common energetic substituent groups and bridge groups. Comprehensively considering the effects on energy and sensitivity, the -NO2, -NF2, -NH- and-NH-NH- are appropriate substituent groups for combining tetrozale N-oxide to design new energetic compounds, while -NH2, -Na, -CH2-CH2-, and -N=N- are inappropriate.

Nitro-tetrazole based high performing explosives:Recent overview of synthesis and energetic properties

Heterocyclic skeleton(Azoles)and different energetic groups containing high performing explosives are highly emerged in recent years to meet the challenging requirements of energetic materials in both military and civilian applications with improved performance.For this purpose tetrazole(Azole)is identified as an attractive heterocyclic backbone with energetic functional groups nitro(-NO_(2)),nitrato(-ONO_(2)),nitrimino(-NNO_(2)),and nitramino(eNHeNO_(2))to replace the traditionally used high performing explosives.The tetrazole based compounds having these energetic functional groups demonstrated advanced energetic performance(detonation velocity and pressure),densities,and heat of formation(HOF)and became a potential replacement of traditional energetic compounds such as RDX.This review presents a summary of the recently reported nitro-tetrazole energetic compounds containing poly-nitro,di/mono-nitro,nitrato/nitramino/nitrimino,bridged/bis/di tetrazole and nitro functional groups,describing their preparation methods,advance energetic properties,and further applications as highperforming explosives,especially those reported in the last decade.This review aims to provide a fresh concept for designing nitro-tetrazole based high performing explosives together with major challenges and perspectives.

Theoretical Study on the Intermolecular Interactions of Tetrazole Dimers

Tetrazole monomers （Ⅰ, Ⅱ） and all of their possible stable dimers （1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8） were fully optimized by DFT method at the B3LYP/6-311＋＋G^＊＊ level. Among the eight dimers, there were two 1H-tetrazole dimers, three 2H-tetrazole dimers and three hetero dimers of 1H-tetrazole and 2H-tetrazole. Vibrational frequencies were calculated to ascertain that each structure was stable （no imaginary frequencies）. The basis set superposition errors （BSSE） are 2.78, 2.28, 2.97, 2.75, 2.74, 2.18, 1.23 and 3.10 kJ/mol, and the zero point energy （ZPE） corrections for the interaction energies are 4.88, 4.18, 3.87, 3.65, 3.54, 3.22, 2.87 and 4.34 kJ/mol for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, respectively. After BSSE and ZPE corrections, the greatest corrected intermolecular interaction energy of the dimers is -43.71 kJ/mol. The charge redistribution mainly occurs on the adjacent N-H…N atoms between submolecules. The charge transfer between two subsystems is very small. Natural bond orbital （NBO） analysis was performed to reveal the origin of the interaction. Based on the statistical thermodynamic method, the standard thermodynamic functions, heat capacities （C^0P）, entropies （S^0T） and thermal corrections to enthalpy （H^0T）, and the changes of thermodynamic properties from monomer to dimer in the temperature range of 200.00 K to 700 K have been obtained. 1H-tetrazole monomer can spontaneously turn into two stable dimers at 298.15 K.

Synthesis and Characterization of the Tetrazole Analogues of α-Amino Acids

The tetrazole analogues have been synthesized from fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl （Fmoc）- protected amino acids by three steps. The structures of the analogues were characterized by HPLC-MS, ^1H NMR and ^13C NMR.

γ-Fe_2O_3:A magnetic separable catalyst for synthesis of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles from nitriles and sodium azide

An efficient route for the synthesis of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazole via[2＋3]cycloaddition of nitriles and sodium azide is reported usingγ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles as a magnetic separable catalyst.Under optimized conditions,the moderate to good yields（71-95%） can be obtained.The catalyst can be easily separated by a magnet and reused for several circles.

Synthesis and Identification of Some New Tetrazole Derivatives from 4,5-dichloro Imidazole and Study of Their Biological Activity

A number of tetrazoles derivatives were prepared by series of steps, the first step includes react （4,5-dichloroimidazole） with （4-aminoacetophenone） to form 1-（4-（（4,5-dichloro-lH-imidazol-2yl）diazenyl）ethanone （1）. The second step was （1） reaction with （Amines derivatives） to get Schiff bases （2-7）. The third step was reaction of Shciff base with sodiumazide to form tetrazoles derivatives （8-13）. then study the biological activity for all compounds to word two type of bacteria.

Coordination Assemblies of Cd^(Ⅱ)with 5-(Ethylthio)-1H-tetrazole and Halide Ions:Synthesis,Structure,and Luminescent Properties

Three cadmium（II）-halide complexes with 5-（ethylthio）-1H-tetrazole（Hett） as ligand, namely [Cd_7Cl_2（ett）_（12）（H_2O）_2]_n（1）, [Cd_2（OH）Br（ett）_2]_n（2） and [Cd_2（OH）I（ett）_2]_n（3）, have been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized. Complex 1 was synthesized at pH = 7 and exhibits a 3D supramolecular framework, where the adjacent Cd ions form a tetrahedron unit by ett ligands bridge and the tetrahedron units share vertices to connect each other by ett bridges to form a 2D layer architecture, which is further interlinked by μ_2-Cl to form 3D structures. Complexes 2 and 3 are isostructural, generated at pH = 8.0~9.0, displaying similar 2D networks via ett ligands and different halide ions（Br-in 2, I-in 3, respectively）. In addition, thermal stabilities and luminescent properties of new complexes 1~3 have been studied.

Syntheses,Crystal Structures and Photoluminescent Properties of Two New 1-D d^10 Metal Complexes Based on Tetrazole 1-Acetato Ligand

Two new tetrazole 1-acetato complexes, [Ag（1-tza）（phen）]∞ （1） and [Cd（1- tza）2（2,2＇-bipy）]∞ （2） （1-Htza = tetrazole 1-acetato, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, 2,2＇-bipy = 2,2＇-bipyridine）, have been synthesized by solvothermal synthesis and structurally characterized by elemental analyses, IR spectra and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Complex 1 shows a 1-D chained structure, while the structure of 2 contains two 1-D chains, which is the first 1-tza-based complex containing three different coordination modes of the 1-tza ligand. The aromatic stacking effects play an important role in the formation of supramolecular frameworks of these two complexes. Photoluminescent studies show that the two complexes exhibit efficient luminescence. In addition, optical diffuse reflectance spectra and thermogravimetric analyses of 1 and 2 have also been investigated.

Crystal Structures and Photoluminescence of Two New Tetrazole-based Complexes

The solution reactions of the metal salts with 2,2＇-bipyfidine （2,2＇-bipy） and ethyl tetrazole-5-carboxylate （Hetzc） afforded two new tetrazole-based complexes M（2,2＇-bipy）2（etzc）2 （M=Mn 1, Zn 2）, and their crystal structures were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. Crystallographic data for 1： C28H26MnN12O4, Mr = 649.55, monoclinic, space group C2/c, a= 19.326（15）, b = 11.051（6）, c = 16.388（13）А,β= 117.38（4）° V= 3108（4） А^3, Z= 4, Dc = 1.388 g/cm^3, F（000） = 1340, R = 0.0557 and wR = 0.1269; and those for 2： C28H26ZnN12O4, Mr = 659.98, monoclinic, space group C2/c, a = 19.173（4）, b = 11.006（2）, c = 16.266（4） А, β= 118.11（3）°, V= 3027.4（11） А^3, Z = 4, Dc=1.448 g/cm3, F（000） = 1360, R = 0.0428 and wR = 0.1000. The structures of 1 and 2 are isomorphic and consist of isolated neutral mononuclear units. The metal atoms have highly distorted octahedral coordination environments with two N atoms from two etzc ligands and four N atoms from two 2,2＇-bipy molecules. The isolated mononuclear units are connected by π…π stacking interactions to generate one-dimensional chains. The thermal stability and photoluminescence have also been discussed.

Environmentally friendly, microwave-assisted synthesis of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles by recyclable CuO nanoparticles via(3+2) cycloaddition of nitriles and NaN_3

Recyclable CuO nanoparticles were successfully employed to catalyze the microwave‐assisted(3+2)cycloaddition reaction between nitriles and NaN3to efficiently synthesize5‐substituted1H‐tetrazoles.The salient features associated with this protocol are its cost effectiveness,rapid synthesis,stability,reusability,mild reaction conditions without any additives,high tolerance to various functional groups,and excellent yields under microwave irradiation.This environmentally friendly,microwave‐assisted,nanoparticle‐catalyzed synthetic methodology is seen as an alternative to conventional procedures that involve Lewis acid catalysts and a simple operation to the privileged scaffold.

Reaction of Nitrilimines with 2-Aminopicoline, 3-Amino-1,2,4-Triazole, 5-Aminotetrazole and 2-Aminopyrimidine

The reaction of picoline derivatives 3-6 with hydrazonoylhalide 1a produced imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines 7-10, while the reaction of the same picoline derivatives with hydrazonoylhalide 1b afforded imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-2-ones 11-13. The reaction of 1b, c with 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole 14 produced the acyclic adducts 18 and 19, respectively. Reaction of 1b, 1c with 5-aminotetrazole 20 produced the acyclic products 23 and 24, respectively. Finally, the reaction of 1b with 4, 6-dimethyl-2-aminopyrimidine 27 afforded compound 29 rather than its isomeric structure 28. The structure of the products was confirmed by the different spectroscopic analytical methods including IR, MS, 1HNMR and 13CNMR.

New tetrazole-based organic dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells

A series of new metal-free organic dyes that contain donors with triphenylamine or its derivatives and tetrazole-based acceptors were synthesized and characterized by photophysical, electrochemical, and the- oretical computational methods. They were applied in nanocrystalline TiO2 solar cells （DSSCs）. It is found that the introduction of diphenylamine units as antennas in the as-synthesized dyes could improve photo- voltaic performance compared with phenothiazine and carbazole units as antennas in DSSCs. The dye with （2H-tetrazol-5-yl） acrylonitrile electron acceptor also displayed the highest solar-to-electrical energy conver- sion efficiency.

Electrochemical and Quantum Chemical Studies of 5-Substituted Tetrazoles as Corrosion Inhibitors for Copper in Aerated 0.5 M H₂SO₄Solution

Two 5-substituted tetrazoles, 5-(2-thienyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrazole (2-THTT) and 5-(4-pyridyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrazole (4-PYTT), as copper corrosion inhibitors in aerated 0.5 M H2SO4 solution were studied by using potentiodynamic polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and quantum chemical calculation. Polarization curves indicate that inhibition efficiencies of tetrazoles increase with increasing inhibitors concentration. The electrochemical results show that the inhibition efficiency of 2-THTT is higher than that of 4-PYTT. Inhibition efficiency of 2-THTT reached 98.9% at very low concentrations (0.25 mM) by EIS, which makes 2-THTT an efficient inhibitor in aerated 0.5 M H2SO4 solution. The adsorption of 5-substituted tetrazoles on copper surface obeys the Langmuir isotherm. All the computed quantum chemical parameters are found to correlate well with experimental inhibition efficiencies of inhibitors.

Synthesis of tetrazole containing 1,2,3-thiadiazole derivatives via U-4CR and their anti-TMV activity

A series of novel tetrazole containing 1,2,3-thiadiazole derivatives were designed and synthesized via Ugi reaction. Their structures were confirmed by melting points, IR, 1H NMR, and HRMS （ESI）. Preliminary bioassay indicated that most target compounds exhibited very good direct anti-TMV activity at 100 μg/mL, which was equal to or higher than that of ribavirin. Among them, compounds 4b, 4c and 4i also showed equivalent protection effect to ribavirin in vivo at 100 μg/mL.

Design, Synthesis and Biological Activity of Tetrazole-bearing Uric Acid Transporter 1 Inhibitors

Systematic structure-activity relationship（SAR） exploration of a moderately active tetrazole-bearmg lesinurad-based hit If led to the discovery of a potent uric acid transporter I（URAT1） inhibitor li, which possessed a novel molecular skeleton and was 11-fold more potent than the parent lesinurad against human URAT1 in-vitro （IC50=0.66 gmol/L for li vs. 7.18 μmol/L for lesinurad）.

Hydrothermal synthesis method of 5-(4'-methylbiphenyl-2-yl)-1H-tetrazole

A clean and saIe synthesis method of 5-（4＇-methylbiphenyl-2-yl）-1H-tetrazole was round： under hydrothermal conditions, 1.2 equiv, of 4＇-methylbiphenyl-2-carbonitrile react with 1 equiv, of sodium azide in a mixed solvent of propane-1,2-diol/H2O, with 1.5 equiv, of ammonium chloride and 0.2 equiv. of ammonium fluoride as catalyst. After simple post-processing, the yield can be improved to 95%, and the purity of the product is 99% without further recrystaUization.

Synthesis and Antitumor Activity of Sorafenib Analogs Containing a Tetrazole Moiety

A novel series of diaryl biuret derivatives containing a tetrazole moiety was designed and synthesized.All the target compounds were evaluated for their in vitro antitumor activity against HT-29,HepG2,MCF-7 and A549 cells by MTT assay.Most of them exhibited obvious antitumor activity,and four of them(4a,4c,4h and 7a)were superior to sorafenib in general.Among them,Compound 4h displayed more potent activity than sorafenib in all tested cancer cells.Compound 4c exhibited the most outstanding activity in inhibition of growth of HepG2 cells(IC50=0.55 μmol/L).Further,they both revealed favorable metabolic stability in in vitro assay.Compounds 4c and 4h are promising candidates for further development.

Decomposition Mechanism of 5,5′-Bis(tetrazole)-1,1′-dioIate(TKX-50) Anion Initiated by Intramolecular Oxygen Transfer

Density functional theory calculations at the B3LYP/6-31+G^** and B3LYP/6-311++G ^** levels were perfonned on thermal decomposition of 5,5′-bis(tetrazole)-1 ,r-diolate(TKX-50) anion with an intramolecular oxygen transfer being an initial step. Tlie results show that the intramolecular oxygen transfers are the rate-limiting steps for the decomposition of title anion with activation energies being in the range of 287-328 kJ/mol. Judged by the nucleus- independent chemical shift values, the formation of antiaromatic ring in transition state or the decrease of aromaticity of the tetrazole ring of the reactant makes somewhat contribution to the high potential energies of the rate-limiting transition states. However, the activation energies of the following N2 elimination tlirough various pathways are in a low range of 136-166 kJ/mol. The tetrazole ring acts as an electron donor or acceptor in difierent pathways to assist the bond nipture or group elimination. The rate constants in a temperature range of 500-2000 K for all the intramolecular oxygen transferring reactions were obtained. The corresponding linear relationships between InA and 1/T were established.

Tetrazole tethered polymers for alkaline anion exchange membranes

Poly（2,6-dimethyl-l,4-phenylene oxide） was tethered with a 1,5-disubstituted tetrazole through a quaternary ammonium linkage. The formation of a tetrazole-ion network in the resulting polymers was found to promote the hydroxide ion transport through the Grotthus-type mechanism.

Organocatalytic Oxidative Amidation of Aldehydes with Tetrazoles to Construct 2,5-Diaryl 1,3,4-Oxadiazoles

A practical and metal-flee oxidative amidation of aldehydes with tetrazoles into 1,3,4-oxadiazoles has been de- veloped by employing tetrabutylammonium iodide （TBAI） as catalyst and tert-butyl hydroperoxide （TBHP） as oxidant. A wide range of 2,5-disubstituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles can be conveniently generated in moderate to good yields. Gram-scale reaction was also realized in this catalytic system.