P. Shanmugasundaram et al., SYNTHESIS OF HYDRO-BISPYRAZOLO[3,4-A-4',3'-J]ACRIDINES, Indian journal of chemistry. Sect. B: organic chemistry, including medical chemistry, 36(1), 1997, pp. 21-24
Bispyrazolo[3,4-a;4',3'-j]acridines 4a-g have been prepared from the 2
,7-di(hydroxymethylene) - 3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-1,8 (2H, 7H)-acridinedion
es 3 by reaction with hydrazine/phenylhydrazine. Reaction of 3 with DA
MN or o-phenylenediamine gives the respective Schiff base 6 or 7.