“…In the second case as a result of the polymeric nature of the electrophilic reagent and linked with this, the steric hindrance towards attack at the N(2)-heterocycle position, a reduction of 20-22% occurs in the fraction of the products of N(2) substitution compared with the use of low-molecular agents [9]. Alkylation of NRT in neutral media [10] with dimethyl sulfate occurs at each of the three atoms N(1), N (2), and N(4) of the heterocycle with preferential formation of substitution products at the N(4) atom and products of their further conversion, viz. 1,4-di-and 1,4,5-trimethyl-3-nitro-1,2,4-triazolium salts and 1,4-di-, 1,3,4-trimethyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-ones.…”