This compound was prepared using 94 mg (0.5 mmol) of 2-[(2-benzenesulfonylphenyl)-hydrazono]malononitrile, which was derived from 2-(phenylsulfonyl)aniline (233 mg, 1.0 mmol) and malononitrile (1.5 mmol) as described in Example 8, and hydrazine hydrate. Precipitate formed in the reaction tube approximately 20 min after the addition of hydrazine hydrate. The resulting solid was isolated by filtration, washed with ethanol, and dried to yield 68 mg (20%) of the title compound as an orange coloured solid.
