“…Reactions of nitriles with hydrazines [Scheme , (i)] is frequently used for the preparation of amidrazones, ,− but the outcome depends on the nature of the nitrile, and further reaction can give dihydrotetrazines and subsequently tetrazines ) for the synthesis of amidrazones avoid the use of nitriles by reaction of hydrazine with (ii) imidates or their salts (X = O, S; R 2 = Alk), 8a,b (iii) imidoyl halides, , (iv) amides and thioamides in the presence of POCl 3 , ,10a,b (v) dihydroxathiazoledioxides, or (vi) ketenimines (R, R 1 = Ar) .…”