Abstract 4-Methoxyphenoxyacetyl chloride, 3, 4, 5-trimethoxyphenoxyacetic acid and its methyl ester were reacted with 2-phenylethylamine, 1-benzylpiperazine, 1-(2-phenylethyl) piperazine, 1-(1-phenyl-2-propyl) piperazine, isopropylhydrazine, 1-aminopiperidine, and 4- aminomorpholine and afforded the amides and hydrazides Iab-IVab and Vb-VIIIb. 1-Amino-4- methylpiperazine and 1-amino-4-phenylpiperazine were transformed to the hydrazones ...