1-Substituted 3-(1-adamantyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-5-ones and 3-(1-adamantyl)-4,5-dihydroisoxazol-5-one were synthesized by reaction of ethyl 3-(1-adamantyl)-3-oxopropanoate with various hydrazine derivatives and hydroxylamine hydrochloride. Nitrosation of adamantyl-substituted pyrazolones with sodium nitrite in acetic acid gave the corresponding 4-hydroxyimino derivatives. Reactions of 3-(1-adamantyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-5-ones and 3-(1-adamantyl)-4,5-dihydroisoxazol-5-one with aromatic and heterocyclic aldehydes led to the formation of condensation products at position 4 of the heteroring. R = H (a), Ph (b), CONH 2 (c), 4-O 2 NC 6 H 4 (d).1,2-Diazole derivatives are used as pyrazolone dyes, materials for optoelectronics, pesticides, and medical agents, and they attract interest due to diversity of their chemical transformations. Many drugs (e.g., aminophenazone, metamizole sodium, celecoxib, phenazone) are heterocyclic derivatives of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds [1].3-(1-Adamantyl)-and 3-(1-adamantylmethyl)-1-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-5-ones were synthesized for the first time from keto esters [2, 3], and their chemical behavior was not studied. Reactions of adamantyl-containing dioxocarboxylic acid esters with hydrazine and phenylhydrazine were reported [4]; depending on the initial ester, the reaction involved either elimination of acetyl group with formation of 3-(1-adamantylmethyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-5-one or 3-(1-adamantylmethyl)-1-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-3-one [from ethyl 4-(1-adamantyl)-2-acetyl-3-oxobutanoate] or decomposition of the initial dioxo ester with formation of adamantane-1-carbohydrazide [from ethyl 2-(1-adamantylcarbonyl)-3-oxobutanoate.Due to the presence of an activated methylene group in position 4, 3-methyl-1-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-5-one undergoes halogenation, nitrosation, nitration, and condensation with benzaldehyde and acetone [5]. There are no published data on the chemical behavior of adamantyl-substituted pyrazolones. In the present article we report the results of our study on the synthesis of adamantyl-substituted pyrazolones and their chemical transformations. Pyrazolones IIa-IId