AbstractEthereal diazomethane reacts with the arylhydrazones of mesoxalic acid dinitrile 1a–c and of ethyl α‐cyanoglyoxalate 2b, d–g to yield the methylarylhydrazones 3a–c and 4a–e respectively. Treatment of 4b–e with phenylmagnesium bromide results in the formation of the imino derivatives 5a–d.Whereas 2a–g react with phenylhydrazine to yield the aminopyrazoles 8a–g, the hydrazides 10a, b are formed on treatment of 4c, e with hydrazine hydrate.1a–c react with hydrazine hydrate and with phenylhydrazine to yield 3‐amino‐4‐arylhydrazono‐5‐imino‐2‐pyrazoline derivatives 11a–f 11a, b react with acrylonitrile to yield 3‐amino‐1(β‐cyanoethyl)‐4‐arylhydrazono‐5‐imino‐2‐pyrazoline derivatives 12a, b which can be readily cyclised to the pyrazolo[3,2‐b]pyrimidine derivatives 13a, b by the action of hot acetic acid.