Studies on the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds. Part IX. Action of N,N-dimethylformamide dimethylacetal on some oximino-β-dicarbonyl compounds

3-Oximino-2,4-pentanedione ( 1 ) and ethyl 2-oximino-3-oxobutanoate ( 6 ) reacted with N,N-dimethylformamide dimethylacetal (DFDA) to give 1,7-bisdimethylamino-3,5-dioxo-4-methoximinohepta-1,6-diene ( 4 ) and ethyl 5-dimethylamino-2-methoximino-3-oxo-4-pentenoate ( 8 ), respectively. When compounds 4 and 8 were treated with hydrazine hydrate, they gave O-methyldipyrazol-3(5)-ylketoxime ( 5 ) and ethyl 2-methoximino-3(5)-pyrazolylethanoate ( 9 ) together with its corresponding hydrazide 10 , respectively. Upon action of DFDA on 3-oximino-2,4-pentanedione ( 1 ) at -20° an explosive crystalline product was obtained. On the other hand, the reaction of 3-acetoximino-2,4-pentanedione ( 11 ) with DFDA at -20° afforded a product which in ethanol solution, spontaneously deacetylated to give 1-dimethylamino-3,5-dioxo-4-oximinohexa-1-ene ( 13 ). The structures of all the new compounds were assigned on the basis of satisfactory analytical and spectroscopic data.