title: Ethyl 2-acetyl-hydrazono-2-phenyl-acetate.
abstract: The title compound, C(12)H(14)N(2)O(3), was synthesized as an inter-mediate for the synthesis of metamitron. The benzene ring forms dihedral angles of 86.3 (2) and 10.0 (3)° with the ethyl group and the acetyl-imino plane, respectively. The crystal structure involves inter-molecular C-H⋯O and N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Liang-Zhong
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Guang-Wei
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Gong-Sheng
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chun-Fang
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Li