Hydrazine hydrate (1:1) → 3-Methoxy-4-nitrobenzohydrazide

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To methyl 3-methoxy-4-nitrobenzoate (5.16 g, 24.5 mmol) in EtOH (250 mL) was added hydrazine monohydrate (5.95 mL, 122 mmol) in one portion. The reaction was heated at 80° C. overnight and concentrated upon completion by TLC. The residue was taken up in EtOAc, heated and hot filtered. The filtrate was concentrated and the residue was triturated with diethyl ether to provide the title compound (3.65 g, 17.3 mmol, 71%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ ppm 3.96 (s, 3H), 4.60 (br. s., 2H), 7.50 (dd, J=8.4, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.69 (d, J=1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.93 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 10.05 (br. s., 1H).

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