Synthesis of Chiral 4-(ω-Hydroxyalkyl)pyrazolidin-3-ones by Ring-Chain Transformation of α-Alkylidenelactones with Hydrazines.-This is the first access to optically active 4-(ω-hydroxyalkyl)pyrazolidin-3-ones. The lactone (IX), however, cannot be transformed into the corresponding pyrazolidinone. -(OTTO, A.; ZIEMER, B.; LIEBSCHER, J.; Eur.