Abstract The reaction of the enaminoketones (2 or 5) of 2-acyl-1, 3-indandiones with unsymmetrical hydrazines results in the regiospecific synthesis of 1, 3-or 2, 3-disubstituted indeno [1, 2-c] pyrazol-4 (1H)-ones (4 or 7). The synthesis of the enaminoketones (2 or 5) is accomplished by way of amine addition to the 2-acyl-1, 3-indandiones 8a-c or by reduction of the indenoisoxazole 9. The structural assignment of the isomeric indenopyrazoles 4 ...