3-Phenylprop-2-enenitrile → 1-(3-Chlorophenyl)-5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1h-pyrazol-3-amine

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Reaction Steps

A 0.6 g. amount of sodium metal is dissolved in 100 ml. of absolute ethanol, then 14.76 g. of m-chlorophenylhydrazine is added followed in 5 minutes by 12.92 g. of cinnamonitrile. The reaction mixture is refluxed for 6 hours, then cooled in an ice-bath. The precipitate formed is collected by filtration, then is dissolved in dichloromethane. This solution is passed through a short column of a hydrous magnesium silicate. The effluent is heated to reflux on a steam bath and hexane is added until a precipitate occurs. The product is collected, then is recrystallized from dichloromethane-hexane to give 7.55 g. of the product of the Example as salmon colored needles, m.p. 164°-165° C.

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