Synthesis of new pyrazolo[1,2,3]triazines by cyclative cleavage of pyrazolyltriazenes

Beilstein J Org Chem. 2021 Nov 22:17:2773-2780. doi: 10.3762/bjoc.17.187. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

We describe the synthesis of so far synthetically not accessible 3,6-substituted-4,6-dihydro-3H-pyrazolo[3,4-d][1,2,3]triazines as nitrogen-rich heterocycles. The target compounds were obtained in five steps, including an amidation and a cyclative cleavage reaction as key reaction steps. The introduction of two side chains allowed a variation of the pyrazolo[3,4-d][1,2,3]triazine core with commercially available building blocks, enabling the extension of the protocol to gain other derivatives straightforwardly. Attempts to synthesize 3,7-substituted-4,7-dihydro-3H-pyrazolo[3,4-d][1,2,3]triazines, the regioisomers of the successfully gained 3,6-substituted 4,6-dihydro-3H-pyrazolo[3,4-d][1,2,3]triazines, were not successful under similar conditions due to the higher stability of the triazene functionality in the regioisomeric precursors and thus, the failure of the removal of the protective group.

Keywords: cyclization; diazonium chemistry; pyrazoles; triazenes; triazines.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the Helmholtz program Biointerfaces in Technology and Medicine (BIFTM) and the program Information. We acknowledge support by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft for the DFG-core facility Molecule Archive, to which all target compounds were registered for further re-use (DFG project number: 284178167).