Ak. Pleier et al., Microwave assisted synthesis of 1-aryl-3-dimethylaminoprop-2-enones: A simple and rapid access to 3(5)-arylpyrazoles, SYNTHESIS-S, (1), 2001, pp. 55-62
Condensation of aromatic acyl compounds with N,N-dimethylformamide diethyl
acetal in a pressure tube under microwave heating gives 1-aryl-3-dimethylam
inoprop-2-enones in almost quantitative yields. In the presence of hydrazin
e, these intermediates are transferred to the corresponding 3-arylpyrazoles
.