Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan

The reaction of 1, 1-dimethyl-1-phenacylhydrazinium bromide with aqueous sodium hydroxide.

K Kano, JP Anselme

Index: Kano, Kunio; Anselme, Jean-Pierre Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 1984 , vol. 57, # 3 p. 905 - 907

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Abstract

The reaction of 1, 1-dimethyl-1-phenacylhydrazinium bromide with 1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide give benzoic acid, 3-phenyl-1-methylpyrazole, 5-benzoyl-3-phenyl-1- methylpyrazole, and benzonitrile as the major components; the expected product, 2-benzoyl- 5-phenylimidazole was formed in only small amounts. Mechanisms to rationalize the formation of the major products are discussed.