2. Pyrazole
• Pyrazole is the name given by “LUDWIG
KNORR” to this class of compounds in 1883.
• The simple doubly unsaturated compound
containing two nitrogen and three carbon
atoms in the ring, with the nitrogen atoms
neighboring, is known as pyrazole.
3. History
• For a long time no pyrazole derivative had
been found in nature, but in 1959 β-(1-
pyrazolyl) alanine was isolated from the seeds
of water melons (Citurllus lanatus) (L.
Fowden).
4. • 3-n-nonylpyrazole is the first natural pyrazole
thta has been obtained from a plant
Houttuynia cordata which belongs to the
family Piperaceae. This compounds exhibit
anti-microbial property
6. Physical properties
• Crystalline solid
• Pyridine like odour
• Bitter taste
• Melting point 70°C
• Boiling point 187°C
• Soluble in water and organic solvents.
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