%0 Journal Article %T Dipyrazolo[1,5-a:4',3'-c]pyridines ¨C a new heterocyclic system accessed via multicomponent reaction %A Wolfgang Holzer %A Gyt£¿ Vilkauskait£¿ %A Egl£¿ Arba£¿iauskien£¿ %A Algirdas £¿a£¿kus %J Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry %D 2012 %I %R 10.3762/bjoc.8.251 %X The synthesis of dipyrazolo[1,5-a:4',3'-c]pyridines is described. Easily obtainable 5-alkynylpyrazole-4-carbaldehydes, p-toluenesulfonyl hydrazide, and an aldehyde or ketone containing an ¦Á-hydrogen atom were reacted in a silver triflate catalyzed multicomponent reaction affording new tricyclic compounds with a dipyrazolo[1,5-a:4',3'-c]pyridine core. Detailed NMR spectroscopic investigations (1H, 13C and 15N) were undertaken with all obtained compounds. %K cyclization %K nitrogen heterocycles %K NMR spectroscopy %K multicomponent reaction %K pyrazole %U http://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.8.251