1 -guanyl-32,5-dimethylpyrazole

An important development of the synthesis described above is derived from the observations of Scott, O Donovan and Reilly [159], which were taken up by others [109]. l-Guanyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazole nitrate reacts with alkyl- and aryl-amines in hot water, ethanol, or without solvent to give good yields of guanidines. Use of this pyrazole nitrate or other salt for obtaining guanidines now competes with older methods if yield and ease of isolation of the product are the main considerations [95, 138, 140, 143, 160-164]. 

Trimethylsilylmethylguanidinium nitrate, which is easily prepared by displacement of the pyrazole moiety from l-guanyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazole by MSMA, has been found to... 

The reactions of the completely reduced compounds have attracted much attention because of their close relationship to piperazine. Thus it has been shown, as might be expected, that the 2-position in compounds such as the parent 100 can be readily acetylated and benzoylated" and ureas are formed with phenylisocyanate and phenylisothiocyanate." Compound 100 also reacts at the 2-position with p-acetamidobenzene-sulfonyl chloride to give a sulfonamide. There are several examples of the alkylation of the amine in the 2-position. Various alkyl halides -have been used, as well as ethylene oxide," p-nitrobenzoyl-ethyleneimine, " and l-guanyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazole nitrate. Compound 100 also undergoes the Eschweiler-Clarke modification of the Leuckart reaction to give the 2-methyl compound." ... 

Guanyl- 3,5-dimethylpyrazole nitrate -[Pg.530]

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