“…Due to pronounced structural features of carboxylate 4a brominated at the С7 position, it was interesting to investigate by single crystal XRD the structure of similar compound 4b containing bromine atoms at С7 and С8 positions. Previously undescribed compound 4b was isolated in treating aromatic 7,8-dibromopyrazolotriazine 5 [ 26 ] with N-bromosuccinimide in the presence of benzoic acid (Scheme 2).…”