Thirteen novel 1,3-diaryl-substituted spiro[pyrazole-4,2'-pyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazoles] derivatives( 3 a ~ 3 m) were synthesized by triethylamine catalyzed 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of cyclic azomethine imines with 4-arylidene-5-methyl-2-phenylpyrazol-3-ones in refluxing acetonitrile. The structures were characterized by ~1 H NMR, ~(13)C NMR,IR and HR-MS( ESI). The single crystal structures of 3 d,3 h,3 j and 3 l were investigated by X-ray single diffraction. The results indicated that 3 have unusual cis-1,3-di...