%0 Journal Article %T A general and efficient synthesis of pyrazoles catalyzed by Sc(OTf)3 under solvent-free conditions %A Xiong %A Wei %A Chen %A Jiu-Xi %A Liu %A Miao-Chang %A Ding %A Jin-Chang %A Wu %A Hua-Yue %A Su %A Wei-Ke %J Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society %D 2009 %I Sociedade Brasileira de Qu¨Şmica, SBQ %R 10.1590/S0103-50532009000200023 %X pyrazoles were prepared in excellent yields via solventless condensation of various 1,3-diketones (r1cochxcoch3, r1 = me, ph; x = h, me, cl) and hydrazines, acylhydrazines or sulfonyl hydrazines in the presence of a catalytic amount of sc(otf)3 at room temperature. additionally, the catalyst could be recovered easily after the reactions and reused without evident loss in activity. %K scandium(iii) triflate %K pyrazoles %K 1 %K 3-diketones %K hydrazines %K hydrazides %K solvent-free. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0103-50532009000200023&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en