Hydrochloric Acid → 4-Benzyl-1,2,4-triazolidine-3,5-dione

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Reaction Steps

53.5 g of benzylamine and 59 g of hydrazodicarbonamide are stirred in 100 ml of N-methyl pyrrolidone for 4 hours at 175° C. and for 5 hours at 200° C. The solvent is then distilled off in vacuo, the residue is triturated with 50 ml of a 10% sodium hydroxide solution and the residue is isolated by filtration under suction. The filtrate is neutralised with 10% hydrochloric acid. A deposit is formed which is filtered off under suction and washed with water, giving 67 g (70% of the theoretical yield) of 4-benzyl-1,2,4-triazolidine-3,5-dione in the form of colourless crystals melting at 185° to 188° C. (CH3CN).

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