Methylhydrazine → 2-Methyl-4-(2-methyl-5-phenylbenzyl)semicarbazide

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

254 mg (5.52 mmol) of methylhydrazine was dissolved in 10 ml of anhydrous toluene, and the mixture was cooled to 0° C. Tot this solution was slowly dropped while stirring a solution prepared by dissolving 1.12 g (5.02 mmol) of 2-methyl-5-phenylbenzyl isocyanate in 20 ml of anhydrous toluene. In this operation, the temperature of the reaction solution was controlled in the range from 0 to 5° C. After completion of dropping, the solution was stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour, further, stirring was continued for 2 hours at room temperature. The reaction solution was concentrated, and the residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography (eluant: hexane/ethyl acetate=1/1, then, 1/2 (v/v), then only ethyl acetate), to obtain 1.28 g (4.75 mmol) of 2-methyl-4-(2-methyl-5-phenylbenzyl) semicarbazide having a melting point of 91.6° C.

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