Dimethylamine → 2-hydrazinyl-N,N-dimethyl-2-oxoacetamide

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To a round-bottom flask was added ethyl 2-hydrazinyl-2-oxoacetate (compound 134.1, 2.00 g, 13.6 mmol, 1.00 equiv, 90%). Dimethylamine (10 mL) was added to the reaction, and then the reaction was stirred overnight at 70° C. in an oil bath. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and concentrated in vacuo to yield 1.50 g (76%) of the title compound as a colorless oil.

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