Veterinary Medicine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT 06340, USA
Abstract:
Fluoride-mediated nucleophilic substitution reactions of 1-(4-methylsulfonyl (or sulfonamido)-2-pyridyl)-5-chloro-4-cyano pyrazoles with various amines and alcohols occur under mild conditions to provide the 5-alkyl amino and ether pyrazoles in moderate to high yields.