“…One of the most common routes to these compounds involves oxidative aromatization of the corresponding pyrazolines (4,5-dihydropyrazoles), since these are readily obtained by reaction of a chalcone with a hydrazine derivative. 10 Reagents used for this aromatization are diverse and have included manganese dioxide, 5 lead tetraacetate, 11 mercury oxide, 12 potassium permanganate, 13 various nitrates, [14][15][16] 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ), 17 hypervalent iodine reagents, 18 calcium hypochlorite, 19 Nbromosuccinimide, 20 iodic acid, 21 trichloroisocyanuric acid, 22 a 1,3,4-triazole-3,5-dione, 23 hydrogen peroxide/NaI or oxalic acid/NaI, 24 and a DABCO-Br 2 complex. 25 As a more unusual reagent, human hemoglobin in the presence of hydrogen peroxide has also been used.…”