Sodium Acetate → N'-(4-cyanophenyl)acetohydrazide

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

2.7 g of sodium acetate are added to a solution of 5 g of 4-cyanophenylhydrazine hydrochloride in 40 ml of acetic acid and the mixture is then heated at 80° C. for 20 hours. The reaction mixture is concentrated under vacuum, the residue is taken up with water, the product is extracted with EtOAc, the organic phase is washed with a saturated NaCl solution and dried over MgSO4, and the solvent is evaporated off under vacuum. The residue is triturated in a PE/EtOAc (90/10; v/v) mixture and the precipitate formed is filter-dried. 4.8 g of the expected compound are obtained.

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