Abstract 1-Hydroxy-2, 3-dihydro-1H-pyrazolo [1, 2-a] pyridazine-5, 8diones and 1-hydroxy- and 1-amino-2, 3-dihydro-1H-pyrazolo [1, 2-b] phthalazine-5, 10-diones were synthesized and their structures studied by NMR and MS methods. All compounds exist in similar cyclic forms in solution, except for 1hydroxy-1-methyl-2, 3-dihydro-1H-pyrazolo [1, 2-a] pyridazine- 5, 8-dione, which displays ring-chain tautomerism in CDCl 3 solution. The corresponding ...