Method for producing triazolinethione derivatives

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ABSTRACT:

The present invention relates to a novel process for preparing triazolinethione derivatives which are known as active compounds having microbicidal, in particular fungicidal, properties.
It is already known that triazolinethione derivatives can be prepared by either reacting the corresponding triazole derivatives successively with strong bases and sulphur and then hydrolysing them, or reacting them directly with sulphur at high temperatures, followed by treatment with water (cf. WO-A 96-16 048). However, this process has the disadvantage that the desired products are obtained in only relatively low yields, or that reaction conditions are required which are difficult to maintain on an industrial scale.
Furthermore, it has already been described that certain 1,2,4-triazoline-5-thiones substituted in the 3 position can be prepared by reacting N-chlorothioformyl-N-(1-chloroalk-1-ene)-amines with carbonylhydrazine derivatives (cf. DE-A 197 01 032, DE-A 196 01 189 and EP-A 0 784 053). However, the synthesis of corresponding substances which do not have a substituent in the 3 position is not mentioned.
Furthermore, Bull. Chem. Soc. Japan 46, 2215 (1973) discloses that triazolinethiones substituted in the 3 position can be synthesized by reacting phenylhydrazine with sodium thiocyanate and ketones or aldehydes in the presence of hydrochloric acid and treating the resulting triazolidinethiones substituted in the 3 position with oxidizing agents. This process has the disadvantages that very long reaction times are required and that no triazolinethiones which are unsubstituted in the 3 position can be obtained in this manner.
Finally, it is also known that 2-(1-chloro-cyclopropyl)-1-(2-chloro-phenyl)-3-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-propan-2-ol is obtained when [1-(2-chloro-phenyl)-2-(1-chloro-cyclopropyl)-2-hydroxy]-propyl-1-hydrazine is reacted with formamidine acetate (cf. DE-A 40 30 039). However, thiono derivatives of triazoles are not obtainable by this method.
It has now been found that triazolinethione derivatives of the formula
in which
R
1
and R
2
are identical or different and each represents optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aralkyl, optionally substituted aralkenyl, optionally substituted aroxyalkyl, optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl,
can be prepared by
a) reacting, in a first step, hydrazine derivatives of the formula
 in which
R
1
and R
2
are each as defined above with carbonyl compounds of the formula
in which
R
3
represents alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or represents phenyl and
R
4
represents hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or
R
3
and R
4
together represent a —(CH
2
)
5
— chain and with thiocyanate of the formula
X—SCN  (IV),
in which
X represents sodium, potassium or ammonium,
if appropriate in the presence of a diluent and if appropriate in the presence of an acid, and
b) reacting the resulting triazolidinethione derivatives of the formula
 in which
R
1
, R
2
, R
3
and R
4
are each as defined above
with formic acid, if appropriate in the presence of a catalyst and if appropriate in the presence of a diluent.
It is extremely surprising that triazolinethione derivatives of the formula (I) can be prepared by the process according to the invention in substantially higher yields or under considerably more simple conditions than by the prior-art methods. It is also unexpected that, when the second step of the process according to the invention is carried out, the exchange of the
for a methylene group occurs with high selectivity.
The process according to the invention has a number of advantages. Thus, as already mentioned, it makes it possible to synthesize triazolinethiones of the formula (I) in high yield. It is also favourable that the required starting materials and reaction components can be prepared in a simple manner and are available even in relatively large amounts. Finally, a further advantage consists in the fact that the individual reaction steps can be carried out and the reaction products can be isolated without any problems.
Using 2-(1-chloro-cyclopropyl)-3-(2-chloro-phenyl)-2-hydroxy-propyl-1-hydrazine as starting material and reacting this in the first step with acetone and potassium thiocyanate and, in the second step, allowing the resulting triazolidinethione derivative to react with formic acid, the course of the process according to the invention can be illustrated by the formula scheme below.
The formula (II) provides a general definition of the hydrazine derivatives required as starting materials for carrying out the process according to the invention. Preference is given to using compounds of the formula (II) in which
R
1
represents straight-chain or branched alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, where these radicals may be mono- to tetrasubstituted by identical or different substituents from the group consisting of halogen, alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoximino having 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkoxy moiety and cycloalkyl having 3 to 7 carbon atoms,
or
 represents straight-chain or branched alkenyl having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, where each of these radicals may be mono- to trisubstituted by identical or different substituents from the group consisting of halogen, alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and cycloalkyl having 3 to 7 carbon atoms,
or
 represents cycloalkyl having 3 to 7 carbon atoms, where each of these radicals may be mono- to trisubstituted by identical or different substituents from the group consisting of halogen, cyano and alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms,
or
 represents aralkyl having 6 to 10 carbon atoms in the aryl moiety and 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the straight-chain or branched alkyl moiety, where the aryl moiety may in each case be mono- to trisubstituted by identical or different substituents from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkylthio having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halogenoalkyl having 1 or 2 carbon atoms and 1 to 5 identical or different halogen atoms, halogenoalkoxy having 1 or 2 carbon atoms and 1 to 5 identical or different halogen atoms, halogenoalkylthio having 1 or 2 carbon atoms and 1 to 5 identical or different halogen atoms, cycloalkyl having 3 to 7 carbon atoms, phenyl, phenoxy, alkoxycarbonyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkoxy moiety, alkoximinoalkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkoxy moiety and 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety, nitro and cyano,
or
 represents aralkenyl having 6 to 10 carbon atoms in the aryl moiety and 2 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkenyl moiety, where the aryl moiety may in each case be mono- to trisubstituted by identical or different substituents from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkylthio having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halogenoalkyl having 1 or 2 carbon atoms and 1 to 5 identical or different halogen atoms, halogenoalkoxy having 1 or 2 carbon atoms and 1 to 5 identical or different halogen atoms, halogenoalkylthio having 1 or 2 carbon atoms and 1 to 5 identical or different halogen atoms, cycloalkyl having 3 to 7 carbon atoms, phenyl, phenoxy, alkoxycarbonyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkoxy moiety, alkoximinoalkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkoxy moiety and 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety, nitro and cyano,
or
 represents aroxyalkyl having 6 to 10 carbon atoms in the aryl moiety and 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the straight-chain or branched oxyalkyl moiety, where the aryl moiety may in each case be mono- to trisubstituted by identical or different substituents from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkylthio having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halogenoalkyl having 1 or 2 carbon atoms and 1 to 5 identical or different halogen atoms, halogenoalkoxy having 1 or 2 carbon atoms and 1 to 5 identical or different halogen atoms, halogenoalkylthio having 1 or 2 carbon atoms and 1 to 5 id

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