Hydrazine hydrate (1:1) → 4-(Hydroxymethyl)benzohydrazide

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To a solution of 1.66 g (10.0 mmol) of methyl 4-hydroxymethylbenzoate (19) in 20 ml of ethanol was added 3.0 g (60 mmol) of hydrazine hydrate. The mixture was stirred for 2 h, an additional 3.0 g hydrazine hydrate was added and the mixture was allowed to stand overnight. The precipitate was filtered, washed twice with ethanol and dried in vacuo to yield 20 as a white powder. (Literature references for compound: Yaroshenko, V. V.; Grekov, A. P.; Tkach, V. P.; Yakovenko, A. G. Inst. Khim. Vysokomol. Soedin. Sint. Fiz.-Khim. Polim. 1975, 17 97; and Galiano, R.; Joaquin, A.; Soria, A. (Instituto de Investigacion y Desarrollo Quimico Biologico, S. A., Spain). Span. (1993), 24 pp. CODEN: SPXXAD ES 2039161 A1 19930816)

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