sodium hydride in toluene T=110°C; 8 h;

sodium in toluene T=95 - 100°C; 8 h;

1: 90 percent / xylene / 12 h / Heating 2: 75 percent / potassium t-butoxide / dimethylformamide / 20 h 3: 80 percent / 85percent hydrazine hydrate / ethanol / 2.5 h / Heating 4: 76 percent / potassium carbonate / toluene / 2 h / Heating 5: 94 percent / conc. sulfuric acid / 24 h / Heating 6: 53.5 percent / 50percent NaH / toluene / 8 h / 110 °C View Scheme

1: 76 percent / potassium carbonate / toluene / 2 h / Heating 2: 94 percent / conc. sulfuric acid / 24 h / Heating 3: 53.5 percent / 50percent NaH / toluene / 8 h / 110 °C View Scheme

1: 75 percent / potassium t-butoxide / dimethylformamide / 20 h 2: 80 percent / 85percent hydrazine hydrate / ethanol / 2.5 h / Heating 3: 76 percent / potassium carbonate / toluene / 2 h / Heating 4: 94 percent / conc. sulfuric acid / 24 h / Heating 5: 53.5 percent / 50percent NaH / toluene / 8 h / 110 °C View Scheme

1: 80 percent / 85percent hydrazine hydrate / ethanol / 2.5 h / Heating 2: 76 percent / potassium carbonate / toluene / 2 h / Heating 3: 94 percent / conc. sulfuric acid / 24 h / Heating 4: 53.5 percent / 50percent NaH / toluene / 8 h / 110 °C View Scheme

1: 94 percent / conc. sulfuric acid / 24 h / Heating 2: 53.5 percent / 50percent NaH / toluene / 8 h / 110 °C View Scheme