Y. Kamitori et al., A CONVENIENT SYNTHESIS OF 2-PYRAZOLINES AND PYRAZOLES FROM ALDEHYDE HYDRAZONES AND ETHYL PROPIOLATE, Heterocycles, 38(1), 1994, pp. 21-25
Aldehyde methylhydrazones (3) reacted with ethyl propiolate in the pre
sence of acetic acid affording 4-ethoxycarbonyl-1-methyl-2-pyrazolines
(4) in 13 - 44% yields. Easily 4 was dehydrated to the corresponding
pyrazoles (6) by treatment with H2O2 in the presence of FeCl2.