Abstract Conditions were developed where the reaction of alkyl 1, 2-dichlorovinyl ketones with alcohols and 1, 2-dihydroxybenzenes led to the formation of the corresponding open- chain and cyclic α-chloro-β-ketoacetals. The reaction of α-chloro-β- alkylketodimethoxyacetals with alkyl-, benzyl-, and arylhydrazines resulted in 1, 3- substituted 4-chloropyrazoles in 70–90% yields demonstrating that primarily formed 2, 2- ...