Methylhydrazine → 1-Methyl-1,5,6,7-tetrahydro-4H-indazol-4-one

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To an ice-cold solution of 67 grams of 2-dimethylaminomethylene-1,3-cyclohexanedione in 600 ml of methanol was added slowly a solution of 21.3 ml of methylhydrazine in 200 ml of methanol and the resulting solution was heated at reflux for 2 hours. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was triturated with ethyl ether to give 1,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-methyl-4H-indazol-4-one as a tan crystalline solid melting at about 88°-91° C.

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