We describe here a simple method to synthesize 4-arylselanylpyrazoles by reaction of α-arylselanyl-1,3-diketones with arylhydrazines using glycerol as solvent at 60 °C under N2 atmosphere. This is a direct cyclocondensation reaction performed with α-arylselanyl-1,3-diketones and arylhydrazines bearing electron-withdrawing and electron-donating groups affording the corresponding 4-arylselanylpyrazoles in moderate to good yields.
Keywords
green chemistry; glycerol; pyrazole; heterocycle; organoselenium compound
