4,4,4-Trifluoro-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]butane-1,3-dione → 5-(3-Trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-3-pyridin-4-yl-7-trifluoromethyl-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine

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Reaction of 1-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-4,4,4-trifluoro-butane-1,3-dione (142 mg, 0.5 mmol), prepared from commercially available 3-trifluoromethyl-acetophenone according to general procedure A, and 3-amino-4-(4-pyridinyl)-pyrazole [CAS No. 216661-87-9; prepared from 4-cyanomethyl-pyridine as described in Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 12 (2002) 3537-3541] (80 mg, 0.5 mmol) according to general procedure B yielded the title compound as a yellow solid (95 mg, 47%). MS (ISP) 409.2 [(M+H)+]; mp 241° C.

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