Download PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Reactions of 4-nitro-3(5)-pyrazolecarboxylic acid dipotassium salt with different methylating agents in various solvents have been investigated to improve the synthesis of isomeric 1-methyl-4-nitro-3- and -5-pyrazolecarboxylic acids. ... Methylation of 4-nitro-3(5)-pyrazolecarboxylic acid ...