Synthesis of substituted pyrazolo [1,5 — a] pyrimidines

Condensation of 3-amino-4-cyanopyrazole (1) with ethylacetoacetate, ethyl cyanoacetate, diethyl malonate and acetylacetone afforded pyrazolo1,5-a]pyrimidine derivatives (2—8a). Other compounds (8b—h) of this ring system were obtained by treatment of 1 with arylidenemalononitrile and ethylarylidenecyanoacetate. And the reaction of compound (1) with activated acetylenes yeilded pyrazolo1,5-a]pyrimidine derivatives (11a—b).