Benzonitrile, 4-bromo- → 4-Bromo-N'-hydroxybenzene-1-carboximidamide

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To a stirred solution of ice cooled methanol (115 ml), under argon, was added potassium tert-butoxide (10.12 g. 0.09 mol), portionwise. After stirring for 5 minutes hydroxylamine hydrochloride (6.71 g, 0.097 mol) was added in one portion. After stirring for 1 hour at room temperature a slurry of 4-bromobenzonitrile, (10.88 g, 0.06 mol) in methanol (150 ml) was added. The mixture was then heated at reflux for 4 hours, cooled and filtered. The filtrate was evaporated in vacuo to give the title compound as a colourless solid (14.12 g, quant.)

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