Hydrazine → HCID 57099057, compound

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Hydrazine (0.07 ml) was added dropwise to an ice-cold solution of 0.5 g of 1-benzyl-5,6-dihydro-5-hydroxymethylene-4(1H) cyclopentapyrazolone in 25 ml of methanol. The solution was heated at reflux for 2 hours and then cooled to room temperature and stirred for 16 hours. An additional 0.07 ml of hydrazine was added and the solution was heated at reflux for 8 hours. Removal of the solvent under reduced pressure gave 1-benzyl-4,7-dihydro-1H-cyclopenta-[1,2-c:3,4-c']dipyrazole as an orange-red solid (86% yield) melting at about 61°-72° C.

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