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The reaction of the title compound (1) with hydrazine hydrate induces
a complex ring transformation affording 3,4,6-trimethyl-1H-indazoIe-7-
carboxylic acid (2) and (3-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)acetic acid hydrazid
e (3). The product structures have been elucidated by 2D-NMR technique
s, and a mechanistic rationalization of this multistep reaction is pre
sented. Methylhydrazine converts compound (1) into (1,3-dimethyl-1H-py
razol-5-yl)acetic acid (12), while phenyl hydrazine fails to affect 1.