Synthesis of 5-cyanopyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines in the reaction of 5-amino-3-methyl-1-phenylpyrazole with arylidene derivatives of malonodinitrile and ethyl cyanoacetate

This paper describes the synthesis of a new series of 6-amino-4-aryl-5-cyanopyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines 4 and 4-aryl-5-cyano-6H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-ones 5 from the reaction of 5-amino-3-methyl-1-phenylpyrazole 1 with arylidene derivatives of malonodinitrile 2 and ethyl cyanoacetate 3. The structure of the final compounds was determined on the basis of nmr measurements, especially by H-1, H-1-, H-1, C-13-COSY, DEFT and X-ray diffraction.