Daunorubicin Hydrochloride → Daunorubicin

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A solution of 0.564 g (1.0 mmole) of daunomycin hydrochloride and 0.410 g (2.0 mmole) of 3,4-dichlorobenzhydrazide in 20 ml of methanol was stirred at room temperature in the dark for 3 days. The reaction mixture was stirred and slowly diluted with 100 ml of acetonitrile; the clear solution was allowed to stand at room temperature in the dark overnight. The resulting precipitate was collected, washed with 5 × 1 ml of methanol-acetronitrile (1:5) and dried at room temperature/0.1 mm/16 hr to give 0.619 g (82%) of the hydrazone (III), mp 249°-251° decomposed.

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