A facile and metal‐free access to pyrazoles from 1,3‐diarylpropenes and hydrazines via multiple inter‐/intramolecular C‐H aminations was described. Under the neutral and mild 2,3‐dichloro‐5,6‐dicyanobenzoquinone (DDQ) oxidative conditions, various disubstituted pyrazoles were synthesized in moderate to excellent yields. This method provides a pot‐ and step‐economic strategy for the construction of pyrazoles, especially those for drug discovery.magnified image

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Norfloxacin was used as an efficient ligand for the CuBr-catalyzed C-N coupling reaction of imidazole and aryl halides. The protocol presented good functional group compatibility, permitting many aryl halides to react with imidazole to form the desired products in good to excellent yields.