New (green) methodology for efficient hydrazine cleavage

Org Biomol Chem. 2016 Jun 7;14(21):4824-8. doi: 10.1039/c6ob00737f. Epub 2016 May 4.

Abstract

An efficient method for removal of the hydrazine group from (hetero)aromatic substrates has been developed. It can be realized both on a solid support and in solution by synthesis employing a low concentration solution of trimethylsilanolate in tetrahydrofuran or N,N-dimethylformamide. For water-soluble substrates, the reaction can be performed in water, highlighting the eco-friendly attributes of this methodology.