Pivaloyl chloride → Pivalic acid 2-(2-bromo-4-nitrophenyl)hydrazide

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To a stirred and chilled (0°) solution containing 200 g (0.86 mol) of 2-bromo-4-nitrophenylhydrazine (m.p. 143°-145°) and 116.8 g (0.9 mol) of ethyldiisopropylamine in 1000 ml of tetrahydrofuran was added dropwise 108.5 g (0.9 mol) of pivaloyl chloride. The reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 1 hour and then concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure. The residue was treated with water, filtered and recrystallized from ethanol to give 165 g (52%) of product as a light yellow solid; m.p. 145° C.

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