G. Daidone et al., FACILE SYNTHESIS OF 5-BENZAMIDO-4-DIAZOPYRAZOLE DERIVATIVES, A CLASS ACTIVE AGENTS AND KEY INTERMEDIATES, Synthetic communications, 25(10), 1995, pp. 1441-1449
By reacting R(1)-3-R(2)-5-(R(3)-substituted)benzamidopyrazoles with a
great excess of nitrous acid in acetic acid media, the related 4-diazo
derivatives in 65-80% yields were obtained.