Solvent-free synthesis of isoindolo[2,1-c]pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinazoline and pyrazolo[5',1':2,3]pyrimido[6,1-a]isoindol derivatives through a one-pot three-component reaction.

Some 5-substituted 3-aminopyrazoles were used for the synthesis of isoindolo[2,1-c]pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinazoline and pyrazolo[5',1':2,3]pyrimido[6,1-a]isoindol derivatives via a mild and efficient one-pot three-component reaction with 2-formylbenzoic acid and different CH-acids under solvent-free condition.

A four-component reaction: regio- and chemoselective formation of 7-amino-2-(tert-butyl)-5-aryl-4,5-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-6-carbonitrile.

A novel one-pot four-component reaction of an aldehyde, malononitrile, hydrazine and 4,4-dimethyl-3-oxopentanenitrile is described. As regio- and chemoselective products, 7-amino-2-(tert-butyl)-5-aryl-4,5-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-6-carbonitriles are formed during the course of the reaction.