1-Isopropylpiperazine → 1-[2-Hydroxy-3-(4-isopropyl-1-piperazinyl)-4-oxo-2-cyclobuten-1-ylidene]-4-isopropyl-piperazinium hydroxide

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A mixture of 4.0 grams of 2-anilino-3-hydroxy-4-(phenylimino)-2-cyclobuten-1-one and 3.9 grams of 1-isopropylpiperazine is heated at 200°-206° C. in an atmosphere of dry nitrogen for 30 minutes. The mixture is cooled and the resulting solid is comminuted, washed with anhydrous ethyl ether, dried and then recrystallized from water to give 1-[2-hydroxy-3-(4-isopropyl-1-piperazinyl)-4-oxo-2-cyclobuten-1-ylidene]-4-isopropyl-piperazinium hydroxide inner salt melting at about 194.5°-196.5° C.

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