“…Preparation of N,N′-(1,3-phenylene)bis(2-oxopropanehydra zonoyl chloride) (5); N,N′-(thiobis(1,4-phenylene))bis(2oxopropanehydrazonoyl chloride) (6); and N,N′-(sulfonyl)bis(1,4-phenylene))bis(2-oxopropanehydrazonoyl chloride) (7). Sodium acetate trihydrate (1.3 g, 10 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of 3-chloro-2,4-pentanedione 1 (1.34 g, 10 mmol) in ethanol (100 mL).…”