Novel tris(5‐aryl‐1H‐tetrazol‐1‐yl)methanes and 2‐dichloromethyl‐5‐aryl‐2H‐tetrazoles and noncovalent interactions in their crystal structure

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AbstractA series of tris(5‐aryl‐1H‐tetrazol‐1‐yl)methanes (3a‐3g) and 2‐dichloromethyl‐5‐aryl‐2H‐tetrazoles (4a‐4d) were synthesized by reaction of 5‐aryl‐NH‐tetrazoles with trichloromethane in strong aqueous basic condition. The compounds obtained were fully characterized by means of HRESI‐MS, 1H and 13C{1H} NMR spectroscopies, as well as by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction (for 3a, 3b, 4d). Inspection of the X‐ray diffraction data and Hirshfeld surface analysis for tris(5‐aryl‐1H‐tetrazol‐1‐yl)methanes 3a,b and 2‐dichloromethyl‐5‐aryl‐2H‐tetrazole 4d showed the presence of noncovalent π‐hole•••lone pair and π‐hole•••π interactions involving electrophilic tetrazole carbon atom.