Synthesis of polyfluoroalkyl-containing 1-(4-acetoxybutyl)- and 1-(4-hydroxybutyl)pyrazoles and their tuberculostatic activity

Alkylation of polyfluoroalkyl-containing pyrazoles with 4-bromobutyl acetate in acetone in the presence of potassium carbonate leads to a mixture of isomeric 1-(4-acetoxybutyl)-3-fluoroalkyl- and 1-(4-acetoxybutyl)-5-fluoroalkylpyrazoles, which in a number of cases were successfully separated by HPLC. Deacylation in acidic medium with gaseous hydrogen chloride and in basic medium with gaseous ammonia leads to 1-(4-hydroxybutyl)pyrazoles, which manifest moderate tuberculostatic activity.