Hydrazine hydrate (1:1) → 2-(4-Methoxyphenyl)acetohydrazide

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Hydrazine hydrate (4.7 cm3) was added dropwise to ethyl (4-methoxyphenyl)acetate (3.73 g) and then methanol (20 cm3) was added to form a homogeneous reaction mixture. This mixture was stirred for 18 hours at ambient temperature during which time a white precipitate formed. The precipitate was isolated by filtration and washed with methanol and water, then air-dried to give (4-methoxyphenyl)acetic acid hydrazide (2 g). M+ =180; 1H NMR: δ 3.50(2H,s); 3.80(3H,s); 3.85(2H,br s); 6.70(1H,br s); 6.90(2H,d); 7.20(2H,d); (solid).

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