Hydrazine hydrate (1:1) → 5,8-Difluorophthalazine-1,4-dione

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Reaction Steps

3,6-Difluorophthalic anhydride (10 g, 54 mmol) was added to a mixture of sodium acetate trihydrate (10 g, 73 mmol) and hydrazine hydrate (5 ml, 156 mmol) in 40% aqueous acetic acid. The reaction was heated under reflux conditions for 16 h and the reaction was filtered to give the title-compound as a white solid (10.5 g, 98%), 1H NMR (250 MHz, d6-DMSO) δ 8.01 (2H, t, J=9 Hz), 11.50-11.80 (2H, br s).

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