The synthesis of a new series of hydroxypyrazoles (2a–f) and 2-methyl-3-isoxazolones (3a– d) from the cyclocondensation reaction of trichloromethyl-substituted 1, 3-dielectrophiles (1a– f) with dry hydrazine and N-methylhydroxylamine is reported. The regiospecific cyclocondensation took place with the elimination of the trichloromethyl group in a haloform type reaction when acetonitrile under basic medium was used. The structure of ...