Summary—Reaction of methyl 4-methoxy-2-dimethylaminomethylene-3-oxobutanoate with arylhydrazines gave methyl l-aryl-5-(methoxymethyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylates 1 in high yields. Esters 1 were hydrolyzed to the relative carboxylic acids, which were converted by heating to 1-aryl-5-(methoxymethyl)-1H-pyrazoles 3 in good yields. Reaction of 3 with hydrobromic acid afforded the intermediate l—aryl—S-(bromomethyl)-lH-A pyrazoles, ...