Acetyl chloride → Methyl 4-(hydrazinecarbonyl)benzoate

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Acetyl chloride (11.8 g, 150 mmol) was added at 0° C. to methanol (200 mL) followed by the tert-butyl 2-(4-(methoxycarbonyl)benzoyl)hydrazine carboxylate (12.7 g, 43 mmol) (added as a solid). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 20 hours. The volatiles were removed in vacuo, affording methyl 4-(hydrazinecarbonyl)benzoate (8 g, 96%). The product was used without further purification. LCMS [M+H]: 195.

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