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2-(1H-Pyrazol-1-ylcarbony1)-2H-azirines were synthesized by in situ trapping of 2H-azirine-2-carbonyl chlorides, generated by Fe(II)-catalyzed isomerization of 5-chloroisoxazoles, with pyrazoles. According to DFT calculations, the selectivity of nucleophilic substitution at the carbonyl group of 2H-azirine-2-carbonyl chloride by a pyrazole nucleophile, which is a mixture of two tautomers, is controlled by thermodynamic factors. 2-(1H-Pyrazol-1-ylcarbonyl)-2H-azirines are excellent precursors for the preparation of two other pyrazole nitrogen heterocycle dyads: 5-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)oxazoles by photolysis and 1-(1H-pyrrol-2-ylcarbonyl)-1H-pyrazoles by a Ni(II)-catalyzed reaction with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds. 5-(1H-Pyrazol-1-yl)oxazoles show strong emission in acetonitrile at 360-410 nm with high quantum yields.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3177-3187
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
Volume83
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Mar 2018

    Scopus subject areas

  • Organic Chemistry

    Research areas

  • ISOXAZOLES, COMPLEXES, CHEMISTRY, REACTIVITY, OXIDATION, CATALYSTS, AZIRINES, ROUTES, AGENTS

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