Six 1 (2)H-3-aryl-4-p-chlorophenyl-dihydropyrazolo[3,4-b]pyrindin-6-ones ha
ve been prepared from the corresponding arylaminopyrazoles. The NMR study o
f these compounds reveals that all of them exist as 2H-tautomers in solutio
n (DMSO-d(6)) as well and in the solid state.