J Org Chem. 2015 Jun 19;80(12):6509-14. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b00796. Epub 2015 Jun 05.
The Journal of organic chemistry
Javier Agejas, Laura Ortega
PMID: 26018762 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b00796
The two-step synthesis of spirocyclic pyrazolone derivatives from simple and commercially available reagents is described. The unusual reaction of 1,3-dicarbonyls with hydrazines and an iodine-mediated oxidative carbon-nitrogen bond formation, joined in a two-step, one-pot reaction, allows the straightforward synthesis of these spirocycles.