Palladium-catalyzed dehalogenation of 5-halopyrazoles

Synthesis of N-Arylpyrazoles by Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling of Aryl Triflates with Pyrazole Derivatives

A method for the synthesis of N-arylpyrazoles by palladium-catalyzed coupling of aryl triflates with pyrazole derivatives is described. Using tBuBrettPhos as a ligand, the palladium-catalyzed C-N coupling of a variety of aryl triflates including ortho-substituted ones with pyrazole derivatives proceeded efficiently to give N-arylpyrazole products in high yields. 3-Trimethylsilylpyrazole was found to be an excellent pyrazole substrate for the coupling, and the corresponding product, 1-aryl-3-trimethylsilylpyrazole, also served as a great template for the syntheses of N-arylpyrazole derivatives, as demonstrated by regioselective halogenation at the 3-, 4-, and 5-positions of the pyrazole ring.

Identification of a series of 1,3,4-trisubstituted pyrazoles as novel hepatitis C virus entry inhibitors

In this report we describe the identification of novel pyrazole analogs as potent hepatitis C virus (HCV) entry inhibitor. The pyrazoles were identified by our phenotypic high-throughput screening using infectious HCV. A series of pyrazole derivatives was synthesized and evaluated for inhibitory activity against HCV in the infectious cell culture system. Through evaluation of selected compounds we observed that the pyrazoles did not interfere with HCV RNA replication but with viral entry as shown by experiments with HCV replicons and HCV pseudo particles, respectively.

Fe-catalyzed one-pot synthesis of 1,3-di- and 1,3,5-trisubstituted pyrazoles from hydrazones and vicinal diols

An iron-catalyzed route for the regioselective synthesis of 1,3- and 1,3,5-substituted pyrazoles from the reaction of diarylhydrazones and vicinal diols has been developed. This method was found to be practical with wide substrate scope.