Phenylhydrazine → HCID 3778426, compound

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A mixture of 1.5 g (6.8 mmol) of ethyl α-(3-pyridylcarbonyl)isobutyrate and 0.88 g (12 mmol) of phenyl hydrazine was dissolved in 50 ml of toluene, and the solution was dehydrated and heated under reflux in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (catalytic amount) for 18 hours. The reaction solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (n-hexane/ethyl acetate=3/2 (v/v)) to give 1.5 g of the object compound as white crystals (yield 83%).

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