Abstract
3-Oxo-2-arylhydrazononitriles
1a-c
react readily with chloroacetonitrile, ethyl chloroacetate, and with phenacyl chloride to give 4-aminopyrazoles
4a-e
. The pyrazolo[4,3-
d
]pyrimidine derivatives
7
and
10
are synthesized via reaction of the aminopyrazole
4b
with phenylisothiocyanate and DMFDMA/NH
4
OAc respectively.