Pinacolone → Pinacolone Semicarbazone

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Pinacolone (10 g, 99.8 mmol) was added to a solution of semicarbazide hydrochloride (11.13 g, 99.8 mmol) and sodium acetate (16.4 g, 199 mmol) in water (60 mL). The mixture was stirred for 17 h at ambient temperature. The white precipitate was filtered and washed with water and diethyl ether. The solid was dried under vacuo at 50° C. to yield the desired product (11.09 g, 70.5 mmol, 71%).

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