The reaction of esters with ammonia, hydroxylamine and hydrazine to produce the corresponding amide, hydroxamic acid or hydrazide are well known. Cohn and Meyer reported a reaction between methyl salicylate and phenylhydrazine, and Baidakowski, Reformatski and Slepak prepared a few phenyhydrazitdes by heating the ester and phenylhydrazine in a sealed tube at 210°, but no other examples of this reaction have since been reported.
