United States Patent (19) (1) Patent Number: 5,008,396 Krauss (45) Date of Patent: Apr
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United States Patent (19) (1) Patent Number: 5,008,396 Krauss (45) Date of Patent: Apr. 16, 1991 (54) PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF Mechanisms and Structure' 2nd ed. (1977) pp. 5-AMINO-3-CHLOROSULFONYL-1,2,4- 1110-11 11, 1115. TRIAZOLE Primary Examiner-Richard L. Raymond 75 Inventor: Richard C. Krauss, Midland, Mich. Assistant Examiner-Patricia L. Morris 73 Assignee: Dowlanco, Indianapolis, Ind. Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Craig E. Mixan; Ronald G. (21) Appl. No.: 432,289 Brookens (22 Filed: Nov. 6, 1989 57) ABSTRACT (51) Int. Cli............................................ CO7D 249/12 5-Amino-3-chlorosulfonyl-1,2,4-triazole is prepared by (52) U.S. C. .................................................. 548/263.8 the chlor-oxidation of 5-amino-3-mercapto-1,2,4- 58) Field of Search ...................................... 548/263.8 triazole. The process is characterized by the preforma (56) References Cited tion of disulfide from the mercaptan prior to treatment with chlorine. The 5-amino-3-chlorosulfonyl-1,2,4- U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS triazole reaction mixture can be directly reacted with 4,734,123 3/1988 Monte ..................................... 71/92 substituted anilines to prepare N-(3-(((aryl)amino)sul 4,755,212 7/1988 Kleschick et al. ...................... 71/92 fonyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)amines which are useful 4,889,553 2/1989 Rowson et al. ......................... 71/92 intermediates for the manufacture of herbicides. OTHER PUBLICATIONS March, "Advanced Organic Chemistry Reactions, 10 Claims, No Drawings 5,008,396 1. 2 PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF H H / / 5-AMINO-3-CHLOROSULFONYL-1,2,4-TRIAZOLE N-N 3Cl2 N - N G) O FIELD OF THE INVENTION - N ^s, --- N ^s, The present invention is directed to a process for the O preparation of 5-amino-3-chlorosulfonyl-1,2,4-triazole (IV) (III) by the chlor-oxidation of 5-amino-3-mercapto-1,2,4- 10 Although the direct chlor-oxidation of 5-amino-3- triazole. More particularly, the present invention is mercapto-1,2,4-triazole to 5-amino-3-chlorosulfonyl 1,2,4-triazole occurs in relatively good yield, the pro directed to a process for accomplishing this conversion cess is plagued by mixing problems associated with which is characterized by the preformation of the corre intractable slurries which complicate scale-up both with sponding disulfide prior to treatment with chlorine. 5 respect to chlorine dispersion and to heat transfer. In addition, the product is contaminated with 3-amino BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1,2,4-triazole (V) Many N-(3-(((aryl)amino)sulfonyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol 5-yl)amines (I), H 20 / N-N H (I) / N-N - ss, Oi-4 2 25 as a major by-product of the chlor-oxidation process. ANH- N NH2 The discovery of an improved process which would O alleviate the mixing difficulties associated with the in tractable slurries and which would eliminate the forma their preparation, and their value as intermediates in the tion of the major contaminant would be highly desir manufacture of substituted 1,2,4-triazolol,5-alpyrimi 30 able. dine-2-sulfonanilide herbicides (II) SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a process for prepar A. (II) 35 ing 5-amino-3-chlorosulfonyl-1,2,4-triazole O NN B a-sh--ra-N- Oi\ N us N - C have been described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,734,123 and 4,755,212. Recently, the direct preparation of N-(3- (((aryl)amino)sulfonyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)amines (I) from 5-amino-3-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole from substituted anilines and from 5-amino-3-chlorosul 45 fonyl-1,2,4-triazole (III) has been reported. H / N-N H / N-N 4 y. in an aqueous acid medium which comprises the consec ArNH2 -- C-5 N NH2 utive steps of: (III) 55 (a) contacting the 5-amino-3-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole with an oxidizing agent to convert it to the correspond H ing disulfide / N - N O as--- N ^n, 60 h N - N O (I) -4 2 S N NH2 2 and The 5-amino-3-chlorosulfonyl-1,2,4-triazole (III) is ob 65 tained by treating 5-amino-3-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole (b) contacting the disulfide with chlorine. (IV) with chlorine in an aqueous acid medium until the The disulfide may be preformed from the 5-amino-3- reaction is substantially complete. mercapto-1,2,4-triazole or may be prepared in situ prior 3 5,008,396 to chlorination. Preferably, the two steps are conducted without isolation of the intermediate disulfide. One preferred method for quantitatively converting 5-amino-3-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole to the corresponding disulfide is oxidation with hydrogen peroxide. By pre Aqueous acid is generally employed as the initial forming the disulfide prior to treatment with chlorine, reaction medium. Since the subsequent chlorination the 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole contaminant can be avoided. generates hydrochloric acid, aqueous hydrochloric acid In addition, the 5-amino-3-chlorosulfonyl-1,2,4- is the preferred reaction medium. To keep the reaction triazole reaction mixture can be directly reacted with slurry more tractable, the initial oxidation is carried out substituted anilines to prepare intermediates useful for 10 in aqueous HCl of a concentration between about 15 the manufacture of herbicides. and about 30 weight percent. The use of constant boil ing (6.25N) HCl has been found to be quite suitable for DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE this purpose. An amount of aqueous acid containing INVENTION medium is generally employed so that the concentration During the direct chlorination of 5-amino-3-mercap 5 of 5-amino-3-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole (or the corre to-1,2,4-triazole, 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole is observed as sponding disulfide) is about 5 to about 30 weight per the major by-product. The appearance of this highly cent of the total reaction mixture. reduced compound in an oxidation reaction is some Because the reaction mixture is a slurry, agitation is what surprising. It has now been found that 2 equiva important to promote contact of the reagents. lents of 5-amino-3-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole react with 20 The temperature is generally maintained in the range 5-amino-3-chlorosulfonyl-1,2,4-triazole under the reac of about the freezing point of the mixture to about 70 tion conditions to produce 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole and C. It is preferably maintained from about 30 to about the SO2 complex of the disulfide of the mercapto 50° C. triazole. After conversion of the mercaptotriazole to the disul 25 fide is complete, the addition of chlorine is commenced. Again, agitation is important to promote contact of the N - NH N - NH reactants. 2 The temperature is generally maintained in the range -*. N 2n NH2 CSO21. Y, of about the freezing point of the mixture to about 50 30 C. It is preferably maintained at about -10 to about 30° C. and more preferably at about -5 to about 25 C. Aq HCl External cooling is generally employed as the reaction is exothermic. The reaction theoretically requires 2.5 moles of chlo N - NH N-NH 35 rine per mole of disulfide. Since any excess peroxide present from the in situ preparation of the disulfide - 2-, -, 2n NH2 + consumes chlorine, allowance must be made for provid 2 ing sufficient chlorine to both decompose the peroxide SO2 + HCl and to oxidize the disulfide to the desired chlorosul fonyltriazole. Slight excesses of from 2 to 5 percent are By converting all of the 5-amino-3-mercapto-1,2,4- often employed. Chlorine is usually added until uptake triazole to disulfide prior to treatment with chlorine, the virtually ceases, since the reaction generally takes place product chlorosulfonyltriazole is never coexistent with about as fast as the chlorine can be added. the starting mercaptotriazole and the formation of the Since the reaction generates hydrochloric acid and by-product 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole is precluded. 45 since the hydrochloride salt of the product, 5-amino-3- The disulfide may be preformed or may be prepared chlorosulfonyl-1,2,4-triazole forms an extremely thick in situ from 5-amino-3-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole. The slurry at high acid concentrations, it is beneficial to add conversion of the mercaptan to the disulfide is readily water during the latter stages of the oxidation so as to accomplished with mild oxidizing agents and is most finish the reaction at an acid concentration in the range conveniently performed in situ. Many diverse oxidizing 50 of 20-30 weight percent HCl. agents can convert thiols to disulfides, including, for In a typical reaction, 5-amino-3-mercapto-1,2,4- example, iodine, potassium ferricyanide, thallic trifluor triazole, either sieved or milled to promote a free flow oacetate, azobis(N,N-dimethylformamide) and even, in ing slurry, and 6.25N (constant boiling) HCl are some circumstances, just air in the presence of base, but charged to a reaction vessel and vigorously agitated. hydrogen peroxide under acidic conditions is generally 55 Addition of 0.5 equivalents of 30 percent H2O2 at about preferred. Hydrogen peroxide concentrations of from 3 50 C. and at a rate consistent with heat removal pro to 70 percent can be employed. In general, hydrogen duces the disulfide quantitatively and nearly instanta peroxide concentrations of 10 to 50 percent are pre neously. Upon completion of the peroxide addition, the ferred. The use of 30 percent hydrogen peroxide is most flowable slurry of the disulfide is cooled below 5 C.