Synthesis of fully substituted pyrazoles from pyridinium 1,4-zwitterionic thiolates and hydrazonoyl chlorides via a [[3 + 3] - 1] pathway.

A novel and practical protocol for the synthesis of fully substituted pyrazoles from pyridinium 1,4-zwitterionic thiolates and hydrazonoyl chlorides in excellent yields under mild conditions is described. The transformation proceeds via an unusual [[3+3]-1] pathway, which involves a formal [3+3] cascade cyclization followed by a spontaneous ring-contraction/sulfur extrusion reaction from 4H-1,3,4-thiadiazine intermediates.