Dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal → Methyl 5-methoxy-4-oxo-1-phenyl-1,4-dihydropyridazine-3-carboxylate

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A suspension of methyl 4-methoxy-3-oxo-2-(phenylhydrazono)butanoate (25.03 g) in dimethylformamide dimethylacetal (120 mL) was stirred at 90° C. for 1 hr. The mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature, and stirred for 1 hr. The precipitate was collected by filtration, washed successively with diethyl ether and hexane, and dried to give the title compound (24.7 g) as pale-yellow crystals.

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