A series of pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazoles and pyridine-2-one were prepared th
rough the ternary condensation of aldehydes with malononitrile and 3-m
ethyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrazoline-5-one or 3-amino-2-pyrazolin-5-one or cyan
oacetic acid hydrazide. Structure and reaction mechanisms are also rep
orted.