Hydrazinecarboxaldehyde → Formic acid [1-(3-chloro-4-pyridinyl)ethylidene]hydrazide

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A mixture of 6.30 gm (0.0405 mole) of 4-acetyl-3-chloropyridine, 2.46 gm (0.041 mole) of formic acid hydrazide and 100 ml of ethanol was refluxed 18 hr. The mixture was chilled in the freezer to give a solid which was collected in two crops. The product was purified by chromatography [keiselgel 60 (230-400 mesh)] and eluting with 5% methanol/methylene chloride to give 2.56 gm (32%) of white flakes which have a melting point of 175.2° C.

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