Abstract: | Tetramethyltetrazene, cyanoacetaldehyde N,N-dimethylhydrazone, glyoxal N,N-bis(dimethylhydrazone), glyoxylic acid nitrile N,N-dimethylhydrazone, and 1,4-dimethylamino-2,5-dicyanodihydropyrazine are formed by reaction of 1-chloro-1-cyano-2-(2,2-dimethylhydrazino)ethane with sodium hydride. |