1H and 13C NMR study of the pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine system

Abstract

The 13C and 1H NMR spectra of some pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine derivatives are discussed. All 13C resonances were unambiguously assigned by means of both 2D experiments and gated decoupled spectra from which one-bond and long-range 13C–1H coupling constants were determined. The literature assignments for H-5 and H-7 in the parent system have been revised and a simple method for distinguishing between 5-methyl and 7-methyl compounds is suggested, based on the carbon chemical shift of the methyl group or on its fine structure in the 1H NMR spectrum. Regioselective syntheses for all the reported methyl derivatives are also described.