Diphenylmethylidenehydrazine → HCID 57635766, compound

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To a stirred, degassed suspension of 3-iodo-4-methoxytoluene (19.84 g, 80 mmol, 1 equiv), benzophenone hydrazone (17.99 g, 88 mmol, 1.1 equiv), Xantphos (93 mg, 0.16 mmol, 0.2 mol %), and Pd(OAc)2 (36 mg, 0.16 mmol, 0.2 mol %) in anhydrous toluene (96 mL) was added NaOtBu (11.09 g, 112 mmol, 1.4 equiv) in one portion at rt. The mixture was heated to 85° C. and stirred for 12 h. The reaction mixture was cooled, diluted with 200 mL EtOAc and 100 mL water, then the layers separated. The insoluble Pd residues were separated as the aqueous layer was removed. The organic phase was washed 2×100 mL water, then brine, and dried over Na2SO4. The solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, giving an orange-yellow solid. The solid was triturated in 50 mL MeOH, collected via filtration, and washed with 50 mL MeOH. Drying under suction gave the title compound as a yellow solid (24.16 g, 95% yield). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 2.25 (s, 3H), 3.56 (s, 3H), 6.53 (dd, 1H), 6.72 (d, 1H), 7.30 (m, 6H), 7.46 (d, 2H), 7.56 (m, 1H), 7.62 (m, 2H), 7.79 (s, 1H). ES-MS m/z 317.1 (MH+); HPLC RT (min) 4.26.

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