New arylhydrazones of β-diketones, 2-(2-(4, 4-dimethyl-2, 6-dioxocyclohexylidene) hydrazinyl) benzoic acid (1) and (Z)-ethyl-2-(2-(2-nitrophenyl) hydrazono)-3-oxobutanoate (2), have been synthesized by reaction of activated β-diketones with the corresponding ...