An atypical easy reductive cleavage of the conjugated CC bond in 1,1′-disubstituted isoindigos under the action of aqueous hydrazine hydrate

The reaction of diverse symmetrically-substituted isoindigo derivatives with 80% aqueous hydrazine hydrate is described. The influence of the structure of the substituent on either oxindole or isatin-3-hydrazone formation is discussed.

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