Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Dimethyl-3-(4-bromophenyl)-1-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-4,5-dicarboxylate

The title compound (C19H17BrN2O4) was synthesized via a one-pot procedure starting from 4-bromobenzaldehyde, dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) and phenylhydrazine with pyridine as the catalyst. Its structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 11.115(3), b = 8.090(2), c = 20.211(5) , β = 97.032(5)°, V = 1803.7(8) 3, Z = 4, Mr = 417.25, Dc = 1.536 g/cm3, μ = 2.306 mm-1, F(000) = 852, the final R = 0.0403 and wR = 0.0895 for 2215 observed reflections with I 2σ(I).