Vanillin → 2-hydroxy-N-[(E)-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methylideneamino]-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)acetamide

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Reaction Steps

Vanillin (23 g, 0.15 mol) is added to a solution of hydroxy-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-acetic acid hydrazide (30 g, 0.15 mol) in 300 ml of ethanol at room temperature. After heating this mixture to reflux for 4 hours, the reaction is poured on water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layer is washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated. The residue, which is hydroxy-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-acetic acid [1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)-meth-(E)-ylidene]-hydrazide, is sufficiently pure to be directly used in the next step.

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