Hydrazine → HCID 178434598, compound

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A solution of 3-phenyl-4-(4-pyridyl)-3,4-epoxy-2-butanone (step 2) (350 mg, 1.46 mmol) and anhydrous hydrazine (0.7 ml, 20 mmol) in ethanol (3 ml) was heated at reflux for 4 hours. The reaction was cooled, and the solvent was evaporated to dryness. The resulting residue was purified by chromatography (silica gel, 1:1 acetone/hexane) to give the desired product as a crystalline solid, which was recrystallized from ethyl acetate and hexane to give pure 4-(3-methyl-4-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)pyridine (145 mg, 42%): m. p. 164-165° C. Anal. Calc'd for C15H13N3 (235.29): C, 76.57; H, 5.57; N, 17.86. Found: C, 76.49; H, 5.45; N, 17.70.

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