Glyoxal → 95884-20-1

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To a 40% aqueous solution of glyoxal (7.1 mL, 62 mmol) was added a solution of 2-oxopropanal methylhydrazone (6.17 g, 61.6 mmol) in water (300 mL). The mixture was heated at reflux for 1 hour before cooling to room temperature. The mixture was extracted with CH2Cl2 (4×). The combined organic extracts were dried over NaSO4, filtered, concentrated and purified by CombiFlash (120 g column, 30-40% EtOAc/hexanes gradient) to provide 1-(4-hydroxy-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)ethanone (5.93 g, 69%).

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