A Mild and Convenient Synthetic Method for Arylhydrazones of Methyl Benzoate

Abstract

A series of ester arylhydrazones were prepared by treating methyl benzimidate hydrochloride with arylhydrazine hydrochlorides. Treatment of benzimidate hydrochloride with a mixture of arylhydrazine hydrochlorides and sodium methoxide in absolute methanol at room temperature produced the arylhydrazones of methyl benzoate with moderate yield.

Keywords:

• Arylhydrazine hydrochloride
• Methyl benzimidate hydrochloride
• Arylhydrazones of methyl benzoate

Acknowledgments

We thank Dr. Edward J. Behrman to allow us using his laboratory facility. We also thank him for his critical reading of this manuscript.