Reactions of 3-methyl-1,8-dihydrocycloheptapyrazol-8-one (2) with aryl
amines in the presence of formaldehyde gave thyl)-3-methyl-1,8-dihydro
cycloheptapyrazol-8-ones 5a-1 in good yields. 1,3,5-Tris(phenyl- and 4
-methoxyphenyl)hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine or bis(3-nitroanilino)methane,
which were condensation products of arylamines and formaldehyde, also
reacted with compound 2 to afford 5a,c,j, respectively.