| abstract |
Disclosed is a process of making substituted pyrazoles (I) from substituted benzophenone hydrazones (II) with a variety of 1,3-bifunctional substrates (III) under acid conditions. The pyrazole compounds are useful for making pharmaceutical compounds. In said formula, wherein X is chosen from -CN and -C(O)-R3 wherein if X is CN then R3 in the product formula (I) is amino. |