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method for the conversion of pyrimidines into pyrazoles by a formal carbon deletion has been achieved guided by computational analysis. The pyrimidine heterocycle is the most common diazine in FDA-approved drugs, and pyrazoles are the most common diazole. An efficient method to convert pyrimidines into pyrazoles would therefore be valuable by leveraging the chemistries unique to pyrimidines to access diversified