2-Hydrazinylidene-1,2-diphenylethan-1-one → HCID 12688534, compound

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Reaction Steps

Benzilmonohydrazone (20.3 g) and ethyl α-phenylsulfonylacetate (22.8 g) were charged to a dry reaction flask in absolute ethanol (250 ml). With stirring, sodium ethoxide (6.8 g) was added portionwise When addition was complete, the reaction was heated to reflux for 12 hours. During this time, a 10 percent excess (2.3 g) of the ester was added. The cooled solution was quenched in an equal volume of water and concentrated HCl was added to precipitate a solid. The product was filtered from the cold mixture and recrystallized from ethanol to obtain the title compound as a white solid (34 percent yield), m.p. 254°-256° C.

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