MOLECULES, vol.9, no.4, pp.232-240, 2004 (SCI-Expanded)
3-Alkyl(Aryl)-4-amino-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-ones (2) reacted with 2-furoyl chloride and thiophene-2-carbonyl chloride to afford the corresponding 3-alkyl(aryl)-4-(2 -furoylamino)-4,5 -dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-ones (3) and 3-alkyl(aryl)4-(2-thienylcarbonylamino)-4,5-dihydro- 1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-ones (4), respectively. The new compounds synthesized were characterized by using IR, H-1-NMR, C-13-NMR and UV spectral data together with elemental analysis. In addition, to investigate the effects of solvents and molecular structure upon acidity, compounds 3 and 4 were titrated potentiometrically with tetrabutylammonium hydroxide in four non-aqueous solvents (isopropyl alcohol, tert-butyl alcohol, N,N-dimethylformamide and acetonitrile). The half-neutralization potential values and the corresponding pK(a) values were determined for all cases.