Methyl acetoacetate → 2-Cyclohexyl-5-methyl-2,4-dihydro-pyrazol-3-one

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A mixture of 14.5 ml (0.134 mol) of methyl acetoacetate and 20.2 g (0.134 mol) of cyclohexylhydrazine hydrochloride was stirred at 120° C. for 2 hours, and then cooled. The reaction mixture was neutralized with 30 ml of a 4M aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water and a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and distilled under reduced pressure to remove the solvent. Hexane was added to the residue, and precipitated crystals were collected by filtration to obtain 19.0 g (79%) of the captioned compound.

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