2-Hydroxyacetohydrazide → alpha-Hydroxyalprazolam

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In the manner given in Preparation 1, a solution of 1,3-dihydro-7-chloro-5-phenyl-2H-1,4-benzodiazepine-2-thione in n-butyl alcohol is heated to reflux with hydroxyacetic acid hydrazide to give 8-chloro-1-(hydroxymethyl)-6-phenyl-4H-s-triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepine of melting point 204°-206.5° C. Anal. calcd. for C17H13ClN4O: C, 62.87; H, 4.03; Cl, 10.92; N, 17.25. Found: C, 62.66; H, 14.11; Cl, 10.93; N, 17.25. Preparation 3 8-Nitro-1-(hydroxymethyl)-6-(o-fluorophenyl)-4H-s-triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepine

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