Rk. Boeckman et al., A novel route to 2,3-pyrazol-1(5H)-ones via palladium-catalyzed carbonylation of 1,2-diaza-1,3-butadienes, ORG LETT, 3(23), 2001, pp. 3651-3653
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A novel Pd(0)-catalyzed carbonylation of both isolable 1,2-diaza-1,3-butadi
enes and those generated in situ by extrusion of SO2 and CO2 from heterocyc
lic precursors is described. The reaction proceeds at room temperature to 1
10 degreesC under 1-2 atm of CO to afford 2,3-pyrazol-1(5H)-ones in good to
excellent yields. The effect of catalyst structure and stability on the ca
rbonylation reaction is evaluated.