Acetic Acid → Methyl 4-(2-acetylhydrazino)benzoate

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

5.5 g of methyl 4-hydrazinobenzoate are dissolved in 38.2 ml of AcOH comprising 2.4 g of sodium acetate and the mixture is heated at 80° C. for 18 hours. The inorganic material is filtered off, the filtrate is then evaporated and the residue is taken up in the minimum amount of Et2O. The mixture is filtered to produce 7.97 g of the expected compound.

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