[F:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([CH:7]=[C:8]([F:12])[C:9]=1[CH:10]=O)[C:5]#[N:6].Cl.[NH2:14][OH:15].C([O-])(=O)C.[K+]>CO>[F:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([CH:7]=[C:8]([F:12])[C:9]=1[CH:10]=[N:14][OH:15])[C:5]#[N:6]A mixture of 3,5-difluoro-4-formylbenzonitrile (500 mg, 3.0 mmol), hydroxylamine hydrochloride (207 mg, 3.0 mmol) and potassium acetate (586 mg, 6.0 mmol) in methanol (10 mL) was heated to 60° C. for 1 h then concentrated in vacuo and purified by column chromatography (eluent: DCM) to afford 3,5-difluoro-4-((hydroxyimino)methyl)benzonitrile (130 mg, 0.7 mmol) as a white solid.
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