J. Chem. Sci. Ó (2020) 132:88 Indian Academy of Sciences https://doi.org/10.1007/s12039-020-01802-4Sadhana(0123456789().,-volV)FT3](0123456789().,-volV) REGULAR ARTICLE Synthesis and characterization of (E)-2-(1-hydrazonoethyl)-4, 5-dimethylphenol from 2-hydroxy-4,5-dimethylacetophenone DINKAR GAGAREa,* , RAJU PATILb, RAMA LOKHANDEa, POONAM DWIVEDIa and AJAY DESHMUKHa aJaipur National University, Jagatpura, Jaipur 302 017, India bInstitute of Science, Mantralaya, Fort, Mumbai 400 032, India E-mail:
[email protected] MS received 18 March 2020; revised 5 May 2020; accepted 7 May 2020 Abstract. This study reports the development of a novel substituted hydrazone prepared from 2-hydroxy- 4,5-dimethylacetophenone and hydrazine in alkaline medium at controlled conditions which yields as cor- responding hydrazone [(E)-2-(1-hydrazonoethyl)-4,5-dimethylphenol]. The structure of synthesized (E)-2-(1- hydrazonoethyl)-4,5-dimethylphenol was elucidated by elemental analysis and spectroscopic techniques like infrared spectroscopy, ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy, high-performance liquid chromatography, proton nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrum. Keywords. 2-Hydroxy-4,5-dimethylacetophenone; hydrazone; hydrazine. 1. Introduction nucleophilic although the amino type nitrogen is more reactive. Due to the electrophilic and nucleophilic Hydrazone is the product of hydrazine with simple or properties, hydrazones are widely used in organic substituted acetophenone obtained in the alkaline synthesis.1,12 medium. Hydrazones are a class of organic compounds The hydrazones show a wide range of pharmaceu- 1 1,3,13 which possess the general structure R1R2C=NNH2. tical activities, such as antimalarial, antibacte- Hydrazones are aromatic in nature and shows that one rial,14–16 antidepressant,16 analgesic agents,17,18 aromatic ring linked with a hydrazine group.