Synthesis of pyrazolo[1,5-a]-pyrimidines by reaction of 3,5-diamino-4-nitropyrazole with acetoacetic ester in the presence of alkaline agents

Two major compounds are formed in the reaction of 3,5-diamino-4-nitropyrazole with acetoacetic ester: 2-amino-5-methyl-3-nitro-4,7-dihydropyrazolo1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-one and 3-amino-5-(-hydroxycrotonyl)amino-4-nitropyrazole. The latter is converted to bicyclic dihydropyrazolo1,5-a]-pyrimidinone in solutions with heating.State Science Center of the Russian Federation NIOPIK (Scientific Research Institute of Organic Intermediates and Dyes), Moscow 103787Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 73–77, January, 2000.