“…The shift to a short wavenumber (red-shift) and the broadness of these bands confirmed the formation of a cyclized product between catechol and semicarbazide. 7,8,10,13,17,19,22,23 Furthermore, the disappearance of semicarbazide and catechol bands at 2920 cm −1 , 2868 cm −1 , and 2670 cm −1 in the spectrum of product 9 is referred to as the cyclization between catechol and semicarbazide to form the new product. 8–10,13,15,17,19,23…”