Reilly Tar and Chemical Corporation

Lowell M Huckstep

Eric F Scriven

Gerald L Goe

James G Keay

A process for preparing a 4-amino-1,2,4-(4H)triazole derivative compositions having the formula ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen or an alkyl group containing from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, which alkyl group can be additionally substituted by one or more aryl, heteroaryl, hydroxy, or alkenyl substituents, comprising the step of reacting hydrazine or an aqueous hydrazine solution with a carboxylic acid having the formula RCO.sub.2 H in the presence of an insoluble polymer containing acidic functional groups sufficiently strong to cause the reaction to proceed under mild conditions to produce a product of high yield and purity.

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Lowell M Huckstep