The use of enaminones and enamines as effective synthons for MSA-catalyzed regioselective synthesis of 1,3,4-tri- and 1,3,4,5-tetrasubstituted pyrazoles
In the present work, an efficient regioselectivesynthesis of 1,3,4-tri- and 1,3,4,5-tetrasubstituted pyrazoles via a methanesulfonic acid (MSA)-catalyzed reaction of hydrazones with enaminones or enamines is reported. Mechanistically, the formation of the title compounds involves the [2+3] cycloaddition of hydrazones with enaminones or enamines followed by aromatization with acid and oxygen. This
The cycloaddition of nitrilimines with 1,2-dibenzoylethylenes gave an unexpected 1,3-diaryl-4-benzoylpyrazole and benzoic acid, along with an expected cycloadduct, 1,3-diaryl-4,5-dibenzoyl-2-pyrazoline, and its dehydrogenated product, 1,3-diaryl-4,5-dibenzoylpyrazole. The elimination of the benzoyl group from the pyrazoline followed by dehydrogenation was shown to be the course of the unusual reaction