Hydrazine hydrate (1:1) → 4-Phenylpyridazine-3,6-dione

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Phenylmaleic anhydride (20 g, 115 mmol), sodium acetate trihydrate (18.75 g, 138 mmol), hydrazine monohydrate (6.68 ml, 133 mmol) and 40% aqueous acetic acid (400 ml) were heated at reflux for 15 h then allowed to cool. The reaction mixture was left to cool in the fridge for 1h. The solid produced was filtered and washed with water and diethyl ether before drying in a vacuum oven at 40° C. to give the required product (7.26 g). 1H NMR (250 MHz, DMSO) 8 3.43 (2H, broad peak), 7.17 (1H, s), 7.44 (3H, m), 7.81 (2H, m); MS (ES+) m/e 189 [MH+].

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