Ring-fused derivatives pyrazoles and

Synthesis of Pyrazoles and Ring-Fused Derivatives via Nitrogenation Strategy... 

Pyrazoles can be prepared by ring opening reactions of fused systems already containing the pyrazole nucleus. Thus several [5.5], [5.6] and [5.7] fused heterocycles have been opened to substituted pyrazoles, usually in basic medium. In general, the method has little preparative interest since another pyrazole derivative has usually been used to build the ring-fused system. However, due to the unexpected structures obtained, two publications are worthy of notice. 6//-Cyclopropa[5a,6a]pyrazolo[l,5-a]pyrimidine (638) was readily obtained from the corresponding pyrazolopyrimidine by the action of diazomethane at room temperature (Scheme 59) (81H(15)265). When (638) was treated with potassium hydroxide, the pyrazole (640) was formed, probably via the diazepine (639). 

An additional heterocyclic ring fused to a (6 5 6) system can be constructed by a cyclocondensation reaction of an appropriately substituted tricyclic derivative with an external reagent. The NH2-CN functionality of (177) was transformed into a pyrimidine by the reaction with formamide <91H(32)895>, and cyclocondensation of the Ac-OH functionality in (178) with phenyl-hydrazine gave a pyrazole <9lH(32)90l>. A hydrazino derivative (179) was condensed with a carboxylic acid to give a 1,2,4-triazole in the reaction that involves an N-2 atom of (179) <88Ci(L)785>. 

Some thiopyrano[4,3-Z>]benzofurans have been described and numerous systems with nitrogen-containing fused rings have been reported, including the indole derivatives (101) and (102), (103) and (104), and (105), other structures incorporating dihydropyridone (106) and pyrazole (107) rings, and more complex systems, for example (108). ... 

Pyrazole-, Thiazole-, and Imidazole-fused Thiophens and Related Systems.— The behaviour of thieno- and selenolo-t-3,2-i/]pyrazoles in formylation and bromina-tion reactions has been studied. In contrast to benzo[fe]thiophen, a substituent is directed into the a-position of the condensed thiophen ring. 2-Mercapto-thieno[3,2-prepared from 2-chloro-3-nitrothiophen and sodium disulphide followed by carbon disulphide. A benzo-fused system was prepared similarly from 3-bromo-2-nitrobenzo[6]thiophen. Derivatives of... 

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