Carbon Dioxide → 4-Acetyl-2-(2'-hydroxyethyl)-5,6-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2H-pyridazin-3-one

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4-Acetyl-5,6-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-2H-pyridazin-3-one (3.1 g), ethylene carbonate (2.0 g), and potassium hydroxide (powdered) were dissolved in dimethylformamide (50 ml) and the flask placed in an oil bath (110°-120° C.) until CO2 evolution ceased (ca. 3.5 hours). The reaction mixture was poured into water (400 ml) and chilled at 5° C. for 1 hour. The resulting precipitate was separated by filtration and recrystallized from methanol (85 ml) to afford 4-acetyl-5,6-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-2-(2'-hydroxyethyl)-2H-pyridazin-3-one (68 percent yield) as pale yellow crystals, m.p. 191°-193° C.

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