Theorientationoftheadditionof5-amino-3-benzylthio-1,2,4-triazoleanditsanalogues(pyrazole)(1)withthearylisocyanatecanbedirectedbycontrollingthereactiontemperatureandoneoftheproduct,5-amino-1-arylaminocarbonyl-3-benzylthio-1,2,4-triazole(pyrazole)(2),canrearrangeat170Ctoanotherproduct,5-arylureylene-3-benzylthio-1,2,4-triazole(pyrazole)(3).Aplausiblemechanismexplanationforthisrearrangementreactionwaspresented.Itwassuggestedthattherearrangementreactioncouldbereferredtothethermodynamicstranspositionleadingtothepredominant5-arylureylene-3-benzylthio-1,2,4-triazoleenergypreferentially.
