Results Synthesis of Bimane Esters. Diethyl oxaloacetate (3a) was readily converted to 3- (carboethoxy) pyrazolin-5-one by hydrazine in ethanol. Treatment of the pyrazolinone 4a (R= CHBCH2, R1= H) with chlorine in di-(1)(a) Tel-Aviv University.(b) State University of New York at Stony