Abstract: | From the reaction of 2‐acetylcyclopentanone with benzoylhydrazine, the cyclopentanopyrazole derivative 4 was obtained as the only product. The structural assignment of this compound and also of the hydroxypyrazoline 3 , used as a model compound, was established by analysis of their NMR spectra (1H, 13C, COSY, NOESY, HETCOR and COLOC). Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |