Hydrazine hydrate (1:1) → 4-(3-aminobenzyl)-2H-phthalazin-1-one

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A stirred mixture of 2-(3-nitrophenyl)indan-1,3-dione (85 g, 0.318 mol) and hydrazine hydrate (450 ml) was heated under reflux for 2 hours then cooled to 0° C. The resulting solid was collected by filtration, washed with water (500 ml), ground to a fine powder, mixed with sufficient cold ethanol to give a thick paste, collected by filtration and dried in vacuo at 55° C. The crude solid was then recrystallised from ethanol to give 4-(3-aminobenzyl)-2H-phthalazin-1-one (32.6 g) as a pale brown solid, m.pt. 175–177° C.

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