Ethylene Glycol → 2-tert-Butyl-5-hydroxy-4-methylpyridazin-3(2H)-one

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The resulting 2-tert.-butyl-5-ethoxy-4-methyl-3(2H)-pyridazinone (1.7 g) and potassium hydroxide (6.0 g) were added to 30 ml of ethyleneglycol, and the mixture was stirred under reflux for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into 200 ml of water and added with 30 ml of 6N-hydrochloric acid. The crystals thus precipitated was collected by filtration. After drying, the crystals were washed with hot hexane to give 1.3 g of 2-tert.-butyl-5-hydroxy-4-methyl-3(2H)-pyridazinone. The melting point and the result of NMR analysis of this product were identical with those of the product obtained by the Method A.

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