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Natural SciencesChemistryMedicinal ChemistryCatalysisOrganic ChemistryCross-coupling ReactionsHeterocycle SynthesisHeterocyclic ChemistryOrganic SynthesisImidazole ChemistryImidazole SynthesisTriazole ChemistryTriazole Synthesis
Stable and readily available 1-sulfonyl triazoles are converted to the corresponding imidazoles in good to excellent yields via a rhodium(II)-catalyzed reaction with nitriles. Rhodium iminocarbenoids are proposed intermediates.
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