Nitropyrazoles

The double Vilsmeier formylation of theC-methyl group in pyrazole derivatives has been shown to occur when a nitro-group is in the adjacent position of the ring. A method for the synthesis ofC-(diformylmethyl)nitropyrazoles based on this reaction has been developed.For the previous communication, see Ref. 1; for Part 2, see Ref.2 Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1273–1276, July, 1993.     

Novel Highly Energetic Pyrazoles: N‐Trinitromethyl‐Substituted Nitropyrazoles

A new family of energetic compounds, nitropyrazoles bearing a trinitromethyl moiety at the nitrogen atom of the heterocycle, was designed. The desirable high‐energy dense oxidizers 3,4‐dinitro‐ and 3,5‐dinitro‐1‐(trinitromethyl)pyrazoles were synthesized in good yields by destructive nitration of the corresponding 1‐acetonylpyrazoles. All of the prepared compounds were fully characterized by multinuclear NMR and IR spectroscopy, as well as by elemental analysis. Single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction studies show remarkably high density. Impact sensitivity tests and thermal stability measurements were also performed. All of the pyrazoles possess positive calculated heats of formation and exhibit promising energetic performance that is the range of 1,3,5‐trinitroperhydro‐1,3,5‐triazine and pentaerythritol tetranitrate. The new pyrazoles exhibit positive oxygen balance and are promising candidates for new environmentally benign energetic materials.     

Nitropyrazoles

A method of preparation of 5-amino-3,4-dinitropyrazole (1) from 3(5)-methyl-5(3)-nitro- and 3(5)-methyl-4,5(3)-dinitropyrazoles was developed, the key step of which was the Hofmann rearrengement of nitro- and dinitropyrazolecarboxamides. The protonation of 5-amino- 3,4-dinitropyrazole was studied by spectral methods (UV spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy). In spite of low basicity of the amino group, compound 1 undergoes N-arylation, N-nitration, and annulation reactions with formation of dinitropyrazolo[5,1-a]pyrimidine derivatives and hitherto unknown dinitroimidazo[1,2-b]pyrazole derivatives. Diazotization of 1 leads to 5-diazo-3,4-dinitropyrazole (19), which exists in the form of the internal salt. Some reactions of this compound were studied and the formation of the corresponding 5-halogeno(azido)- 3,4-dinitropyrazoles under the action of the halide and azide ion was shown. Dinitropyrazolo- [5,1-c][1,2,4]triazine and 7-hydroxydinitro-4,7-dihydropyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]triazine deriva- tives were obtained by the action of active methylene compounds on the betaine 19.     

A new general synthesis of functionally substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines

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Nitropyrazoles 14. Synthesis of 1,3,4-trinitropyrazole and its behavior in the nucleophilic substitution reactions. General method of synthesis of 5-substituted 3,4-dinitropyrazoles

For the first time pyrazole containing three nitro groups in the pyrazole cycle, viz., 1,3,4-tri-nitropyrazole, was obtained by N-nitration of 3,4-dinitropyrazole. 1,3,4-Trinitropyrazole enters the cine-substitution reaction of N-nitro group under the action of 0-, N-, and C-nucleophyls under mild conditions. Thus, general method of synthesis of 5-substituted 3,4-dinitropyrazoles containing free NH fragment was worked out.