Ketazines are known to undergo cyclization into 2-pyrazolines under the action of protonic acids. Dicarboxylic acids are considered to be the most active catalysts for ketazines cyclization [1, 2]. The reaction is performed in the presence of an equimolar amount of the acid and often requires additional heating. The pyrazoline forms not in the form of a base but as a pyrazolinium salt of the corresponding acid, therefore the reaction mixture should be ...