Various monosubstituted hydrazines have been reacted with ethoxymethylenemalononitrile to yield the corresponding l-substituted-5-amino-4-cyanopyrazolcs (IV). Treatment of IV with concentrated sulfuric acid gave the corresponding l-substituted-5-aminopyr~zole-4carbosmides (XVI). The structure of 5-amino-1-phenylpyrazole-4-carbosamidewas established by an unambiguous synthesis. The preparation of 1-alkyl- and l-argl-l-aminoayrazolo[3,4-d]pyriniidineshas been accomplished by treating the corre- sponding 1-alkyl(or aryl)-5-amino-4-cyanopyrazole (IV) with boiling formamide.
