Water → HCID 9964555, compound

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To a suspension of methyl 3-(2-methoxy-2-oxoethoxy)benzoate (887 mg, 3.96 mmol) in MeOH (50 mL) was added hydrazine hydrate (1.92 mL). After stirring for 0.5 h at rt, water (50 mL) was added and the reaction mixture was filtered. Washing with water (3×5 mL) and drying under vacuo at 70° C. overnight gave 713 mg of the title compound (80%) as a white solid in 98.3% purity by HPLC (MaxPlot detection between 230 and 400 nm).

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