Ethanol → HCID 68709923, compound

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A solution of 10.15 g [1,1,1-Trichloro-4-ethoxy-4-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-but-3-en-2-one in 50 ml of Ethanol was added dropwise to a solution of 2.1 ml of Methylhydrazine and 4.7 ml of 9N HCl/EtOH in 250 ml of Ethanol. The reaction mixture was stirred at reflux for 2 hrs. The yellow solution was allowed to cool and concentrated in vaccuo. The residue was taken up in 200 ml of Methylene chloride. The organic phase was washed successively with 1N HCl solution and water. After drying over Magnesium sulfate and concentration, the crude product (8.56 g) was purified by chromatography over silica gel using a 2:1 mixture of Heptane and Ethyl acetate as eluant. The solvents were evaporated, and the desired compound was obtained as a yellow oil (2.79 g, 35%), which solidified on standing, MS: m/e=249.1 ([M+1]+).

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