Alpha-hydroxy-beta-azido-tetrazoles

1. An alpha-hydroxy-beta-azido-tetrazole compound of formula (I):

wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from the groups consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, aryl, heteroaryl, hydrocarbylaryl, arylhydrocarbyl, hydrocarbylheteroaryl, and heteroarylhydrocarbyl groups;

or R 1 and R 2 form together a hydrocarbyl, aryl, heteroaryl, hydrocarbylaryl, arylhydrocarbyl, hydrocarbylheteroaryl or heteroarylhydrocarbyl group;

wherein the group is optionally substituted by at least one hydrocarbyl, aryl, heteroaryl, oxo, hydroxyl, amido, amino, nitro, carboxylo, formyl, halo, thioxo or sulfhydryl; and

wherein the group is optionally interrupted or terminated by at least one of —O—, —S—, or —NR N —, wherein R N is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, aryl, and a combination thereof, and

wherein the nitrogen and/or sulfur atoms are optionally oxidized;

or a stereoisomer, salt or solvent thereof.

2. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, alkenylaryl, and arylalkenyl groups;

wherein the groups are optionally substituted by at least one hydroxyl, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, amino, nitro, halo and sulfhydryl; and

wherein the groups are optionally interrupted or terminated by at least one of —O—, —S—, or —NR N —, wherein R N is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, and a combination thereof.

3. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkylaryl and alkenylaryl groups;

wherein the groups are optionally substituted by at least one hydroxyl, alkyl, amino, nitro, halo or sulfhydryl; and

wherein the groups are optionally interrupted or terminated by at least one of —O—, —S—, or —NR N —, wherein R N is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkylaryl, and arylalkyl.

4. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl and alkenylaryl groups; and the groups are optionally substituted by at least one halo group.

5. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 2 form together an alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, alkenylaryl or arylalkenyl group;

wherein the group is optionally substituted by at least one hydroxyl, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, amino, nitro, halo or sulfhydryl; and

wherein the group is optionally interrupted or terminated by at least one of —O—, —S—, or —NR N —, wherein R N is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, and a combination thereof.

6. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 2 form together an alkyl, alkylaryl or arylalkyl group;

wherein the group is optionally substituted by at least one hydroxyl, alkyl, amino, nitro or halo; and

wherein the group is optionally interrupted or terminated by at least one of —O— or —NR N —, wherein R N is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkylaryl, and arylalkyl.

7. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 2 form together an alkyl or aryl group.

8. The compound according to claim 1 , selected from the group consisting of: 2-azido-2-phenyl-1-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)ethan-1-ol; 2-azido-2-(naphthalen-2-yl)-1-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)ethan-1-ol; 2-azido-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)ethan-1-ol; 2-azido-1-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethan-1-ol; 2-azido-4-phenyl-1-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)but-3-en-1-ol; 2-azido-1-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)nonan-1-ol; 2-azido-2-ethyl-1-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)butan-1-ol; 2-azido-2,2-diphenyl-1-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)ethan-1-ol; (1-azidocyclopentyl) (1H-tetrazol-5-yl)methanol; (1-azidocyclohexyl) (1H-tetrazol-5-yl)methanol; (1-azidocycloheptyl) (1H-tetrazol-5-yl)methanol; (1-azidocyclooctyl) (1H-tetrazol-5-yl)methanol; and (9-azido-9H-fluoren-9-yl) (1H-tetrazol-5-yl)methanol.

9. A process for manufacturing the compound of formula (I) according to claim 1 , the method comprising:

starting from an epoxynitrile of formula (II):

and performing the following steps:

(a) reacting the compound of formula (II) with an azide in presence of an organometallic catalyst, and

(b) performing a hydrolysis reaction to afford compound (I).

10. The process of claim 9 , wherein the azide is trimethylsilyl azide.

11. The process of claim 9 , wherein the organometallic catalyst is dibutyltin oxide.

12. The process of claim 9 , wherein step (a) is executed in a solvent, said solvent being toluene.

13. The process of claim 9 , wherein step (a) is executed at 60° C. for 18 h.

14. The process of claim 9 , wherein the hydrolysis of step (b) is acidic hydrolysis.

15. An alpha-hydroxy-beta-triazole-tetrazole compound of formula (III):

wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, aryl, heteroaryl, hydrocarbylaryl, arylhydrocarbyl, hydrocarbylheteroaryl, or heteroarylhydrocarbyl groups; or R 1 and R 2 form together a hydrocarbyl, aryl, heteroaryl, hydrocarbylaryl, arylhydrocarbyl, hydrocarbylheteroaryl, or heteroarylhydrocarbyl groups;

wherein the group is optionally substituted by at least one hydrocarbyl, aryl, heteroaryl, oxo, hydroxyl, amido, amino, nitro, carboxylo, formyl, halo, thioxo or sulfhydryl;

wherein the group is optionally interrupted or terminated by at least one of —O—, —S—, or —NR N —, wherein R N is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, aryl, and a combination thereof,

and wherein the nitrogen and/or sulfur atoms are optionally oxidized; and

wherein R 3 is hydrogen, an organic group or an organic molecule;

or a stereoisomer, salt or solvent thereof.

16. The compound according to claim 15 , wherein R 3 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, amido, amino, cyano, tetrazolyl, triazolyl, nitro, borono, carboxylo, formyl, halo, haloformyl, phosphono, phosphate or sulfhydryl.

17. The compound according to claim 15 , wherein R 3 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, aryl, heteroaryl, hydrocarbylaryl, arylhydrocarbyl, hydrocarbylheteroaryl, or heteroarylhydrocarbyl;

wherein the group is optionally substituted by at least one group being hydrocarbyl, aryl, heteroaryl, oxo, hydroxyl, amido, amino, cyano, tetrazolyl, triazolyl, nitro, carboxylo, formyl, halo, thioxo or sulfhydryl;

wherein the group is optionally interrupted or terminated by at least one of —O—, —S—, or —NR N —, wherein R N is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, aryl, and a combination thereof, and

wherein the nitrogen and/or sulfur atoms are optionally oxidized.

18. The compound according to claim 15 , wherein R 3 is a carbohydrate, an amino acid, a peptide or a nucleoside.

19. The compound according to claim 15 , wherein R 3 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, alkenylaryl, arylalkenyl, alkylheteroaryl, and heteroarylalkyl groups;

wherein the group is optionally substituted by at least one alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, oxo, hydroxyl, amido, amino, tetrazolyl, triazolyl, nitro, carboxylo, formyl, halo, thioxo or sulfhydryl; and

wherein the group is optionally interrupted or terminated by at least one of —O—, —S—, or —NR N —, wherein R N is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, and a combination thereof.

20. The compound according to claim 15 , selected from the group consisting of: (1-(4-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)cyclohexyl) (1H-tetrazol-5-yl)methanol; (1-(4-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)cycloheptyl) (1H-tetrazol-5-yl)methanol; (1-(4-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)cyclooctyl) (1H-tetrazol-5-yl)methanol; tert-butyl 1-(1-(hydroxy(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)methyl)cyclooctyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxylate; (1-(4-(3-chloropropyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)cyclooctyl) (1H-tetrazol-5-yl)methanol; 2-(1-(1-(hydroxy(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)methyl)cyclooctyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)ethan-1-ol; 2-ethyl-2-(4-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)-1-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)butan-1-ol; 2-(4-hexyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)-2-phenyl-1-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)ethan-1-ol; 2-(4-hexyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)-2,2-diphenyl-1-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)ethan-1-ol; 2-(4-(3-chloropropyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)-2,2-diphenyl-1-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)ethan-1-ol; and tert-butyl 1-(2-hydroxy-1,1-diphenyl-2-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)ethyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxylate.