One-pot synthesis of pyrazoles through a four-step cascade sequence

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/chem.201204322

A one-pot synthesis of 3,4,5- and 1,3,5-pyrazoles from tertiary propargylic alcohols and para-tolylsulfonohydrazide has been accomplished. The pyrazoles are formed through a four-step cascade sequence, including FeCl ₃-catalyzed propargylic substitution, aza-Meyer-Schuster rearrangement, base-mediated 6πelectrocyclization, and thermal [1,5] sigmatropic shift. In this reaction, the 3,4,5- and 1,3,5-pyrazoles are produced selectively according to different substituents in the starting alcohols. A one-pot recipe: The synthesis of 3,4,5- and 1,3,5-pyrazoles from tertiary propargylic alcohols and para-tolylsulfonohydrazide has been accomplished. The pyrazoles are formed through a four-step cascade sequence (see figure), and are produced selectively according to different substituents in the starting alcohols.