AbstractMethyl 3‐amino‐2‐methoxy‐7‐isopropylazulene‐l‐carboxylate(8a) and its 5‐isopropyl isomer (8b) were synthesized by reduction of the 3‐nitro derivatives (7a,b) with zinc/acetic acid in excellent yields.7aand7bwere prepared by nitration and methylation of methyl 7‐isopropyl‐2‐hydroxyazulene‐l‐carboxylate (5a) and methyl 5‐isopropyl‐2‐hydroxyazulene‐l‐carboxylate (5b), respectively. Diazotization of8awith sodium nitrite in trifluoroacetic acid at 0 °C gave methyl 5‐isopropyl‐1,2‐azulenequinone‐3‐carboxylate (9a) in 91% yield. Similar reaction of8bgave the corresponding methyl 7‐isopropyl‐1,2‐azulenequinone‐3‐carboxylate (9b) in 93% yield. No evidence for