Abstract Our program, which has focused on the preparation of new pyrazole derivatives, has led us to report here an original and simplified preparation of ethyl 3-ethoxy-1H- pyrazole-4-carboxylate. This is based on the reaction of hydrazine monohydrochloride and diethyl 2-(ethoxymethylene) malonate. Further transformations of this key compound allowed the preparation of the two possible iodinated isomers, namely, 3-ethoxy-4-iodo- ...