“…This agrees with the rate determining formation of the zwitterionic intermediate I., Scheme 4. This is in line with the nucleophilic aromatic displacements of a good leaving group in polar and dipolar solvents (Khattab, Hamed, Albericio, & El-Faham, 2011;El-Mallah, Nabil, Senior, Ramadan, & Hamed, 2010;Asghar, Fathalla, & Hamed, 2009;Fathalla, Kassem, & Hamed, 2008;Khattab, Hassan, Hamed, & El-Faham, 2007;Al-Howsaway, Fathalla, El-Bardan, & Hamed, 2007;Fathalla & Hamed, 2006;Fathalla, Ibrahim, & Hamed, 2004;El-Hegazy, Abdel-Fathah, Hamed, & Sharaf, 2000;Hamed, El-Bardan, Saad, Gohar, & Hassan, 1997;Hamed, 1997aHamed, , 1997b. The plot of H # against log -S # for the reaction of 2 with hydrazine in MeOH, MeCN and DMSO gave straight line (r = 0.99) indicating a common mechanism for the reaction of 2 with hydrazine in these solvents.…”