Hydrazine → HCID 178441976, compound

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Reaction Steps

Hydrazine (40 g) was dissolved in ethanol (100 ml) and was placed in a flask equipped with a condenser, a dropping funnel, a thermometer and a magnetic stirrer. A solution of the above pentenenitrile intermediate (b) (80 g) in ethanol (300 ml) was added with stirring at a rate that the temperature did not rise above 35° C. The reaction mixture was then gently refluxed for 90 minutes, the solvent was partially removed and the residue was treated with water. The product was filtered off and dried.

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