Xq. Tang et Cm. Hu, CONVENIENT AND VERSATILE SYNTHESIS OF 3-(POLYFLUOROALKYL)PYRAZOLES, Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin transactions. I, (8), 1995, pp. 1039-1043
3-(Polyfluoroalkyl)pyrazoles 4 have been synthesized in excellent yiel
ds in a two-step sequence from polyfluoroalkyl iodides 1. The synthesi
s consisted of the reaction of iodides 1 with enamines or enol ethers
to give alpha-polyfluoroalkyl carbonyl derivatives 3 followed by treat
ment with hydrazine monohydrate. A practical one-pot synthesis of pyra
zoles 4 directly from iodides 1 has also been developed and the reacti
on mechanism is discussed.