Sodium Dithionite → HCID 10104838, compound

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A mixture of 3.1 g (0.011 mole) of 4-dimethylhydrazono-1,2-diphenyl-2-buten-1-one, 11.2 g (0.064 mole) sodium hydrosulfite in 75 ml ethanol and 37.5 ml water was heated at reflux for three hours. The mixture was cooled and poured into 300 ml ice water. The white crystalline product was collected, washed with water and air dried to give 1.9 g (79%), m.p. 130°-1°, identical to product obtained via the decarboxylation, Method A.

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