A facile synthesis of pyrazole-5-sulfonamide derivatives

The reaction of the 5-unsubstituted pyrazoles 2a-k with lithium diisopropylamide or n-butyllithium gave intermediary 5-lithiopyrazoles, whose reaction with sulfur dioxide afforded the lithium pyrazole-5-sulfinates 3a-k . Subsequent reaction of 3a-k with N-chlorosuccinimide followed by ammonolysis provided the pyrazole-5-sulfonamides 5a-k .