Triethylamine → [[[[(4-Chloro-2-methylphenyl)amino]thioxomethyl]methylamino]oxy]acetic acid

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A mixture of 4-chloro-2-methylphenyl-isothiocyanate (12.8 g), N-methyl aminooxy acetic acid hydrochloride (10 g), triethylamine (7.5 g) and chloroform (100 mL) was heated at reflux for one hour, stirred at ambient temperature for one hour, then evaporated to dryness. The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate (200 mL) and extracted with sodium bicarbonate saturated solution (2×200 mL). The aqueous extract was acidified with 6N HCl and extracted with ethyl acetate (2×300 mL). The organic phase was washed with water (200 mL), dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and evaporated to dryness to give 13.9 g of [[[[(4-Chloro-2-methylphenyl)amino]thioxomethyl]methylamino]oxy]acetic acid as a solid, m.p. 110-113° C. Mass spectrum (El, M.+) m/z 288/290. 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6; 400 MHz) δ□13.20 (br s, 1H), 10.12 (s, 1H), 7.34-7.19 (m, 3H),4.69 (q, 2H), 3.55 (s, 3H), and 2.17 ppm (s, 3H).

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