Abstract 1-Isopropylidene-2-methylhydrazine (1), 1-isopropylidene-2-hydroxyethylhydrazine (2) and 1-isopropylidene-2-formylhydrazine (3) were synthesized by reaction of the corresponding hydrazine with an excess of acetone in the presence of a drying agent (anhydrous sodium sulfate or barium oxide). All compounds 1–3 were characterized by elemental analysis, coupled gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC–MS), ...