Preparation of haloalkoxyarylhydrazines and intermediates therefrom

A process comprising:

• (1a) reacting a haloalkoxyarylhalide of Formula 1 with a hydrazone of Formula 1.1 in the presence of a palladium catalyst complex comprising palladium and a ligand to produce an intermediate haloalkoxyarylhydrazone of Formula 1.2;
• followed by
• (1b) hydrolyzing said intermediate haloalkoxyarylhydrazone of Formula 1.2 to produce a haloalkoxyarylhydrazine of Formula 1.3;
• wherein R is a (C1-C6)haloalkoxy;
• X is F, Cl, Br, or I;
• n=0, 1, or 2;
• wherein R1 and R2 are independently aryl, heteroaryl, substituted aryl, substituted heteroaryl, or tertiary alkyl, wherein the substituents do not adversely affect the reaction.