The diels-alder reaction of 5-aminopyrazole-4-carbonitrile with dmad: Synthesis and structural determination of dimethyl 2-(p-toluenesulfonylamino)-3-cyano-4-imino-1,4-dihydropyridine-5,6-dicarboxylate

The Diels-Alder reaction of 5-amino-1-(p-toluenesulfonyl)pyrazole-4-carbonitrile with dimethyl acetylenedi-carboxylate was carried out in the presence of potassium carbonate in dimethyl sulfoxide. The reaction gave dimethyl 2-(p-toluenesulfonylamino)-3-cyano-4-imino-1,4-dihydropyridine-5,6-dicarboxylate. The product was formed by transformation of the original Diels-Alder adduct followed by rearrangement of the p-toluenesul-fonylamino group into the 2-position of the pyridine ring. The structure of the product was irrefutably established by X-ray crystallography. This reaction is the first example of a pyrazole ring serving as the diene in a 4 + 2] cycloaddition reaction.