High resolution 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of solid pyrazoles. Application to annular tautomerism

Carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the solid state (cross polarization/magic angle spinning technique) is a very suitable method for studying the annular tautomerism of pyrazoles. In all the compounds studied, the tautomerism is frozen and the signals are well resolved except for 3,5-dimethyl-4-nitro pyrazole, which shows broad signals. In the case of 4-substituted derivatives of 3(5)-methylpyrazoles, the tautomer present in the solid state is a 4-X-5 methylpyrazole. 3-Phenyl-5-methylpyrazole (4H or 4-methyl) is favoured over the 3-methyl-5-phenyl tautomer.