Hydrazine-hydroquinone complex as an efficient solid phase hydrazine donor: High yield synthesis of luminol and isoluminol

Abstract

Isomeric aminophthalhydrazides, luminol and isoluminol were easily obtained from the corresponding aminoph-thalimides by solid phase hydrazinolysis with the hydrazine-hydroquinone complex in high yields. Synthesis of a novel chemiluminescent agent, a heterocyclic analogue of isoluminol related to aminoimidazolecarboxamide, is also described.