ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of 3,6-Divinyl-1,2,4,5-tetrazine, the First Member of the Elusive Vinyltetrazine Family

The synthesis of the first vinyltetrazine derivative is ­described. 3,6-Divinyl-1,2,4,5-tetrazine was obtained following a methodology involving cyclization from an imidate and use of 2-phenylsulfonylethyl groups as masked vinyl entities. The first properties of this unique compound are reported.