Abstract
In the presence of activated carbon, Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridines and 1,3,5-trisubstituted pyrazolines were aromatized with molecular oxygen to the corresponding pyridines and pyrazoles in excellent yields.
Key words
activated carbon - aromatization - oxidations - pyridines - pyrazolines - heterocycles
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