Potassium Carbonate → 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-N'-hydroxyethanimidamide

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To a stirred solution of 2-(4-chlorophenyl)acetonitrile (1 g, 6.5 mmol) in ethanol (20 mL) at room temperature, hydroxylamine hydrochloride (4.5 g, 65.6 mmol) and potassium carbonate (12.5 g, 91 mmol) were added and heated at 80° C. overnight. Solvent was removed under vacuum. The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate (50 mL) and the solution was washed with water and brine, and dried over sodium sulfate. Solvent was removed under vacuum to afford 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-N′-hydroxyacetimidamide (1 g, 83%) as an off-white solid. 1H NMR: 400 MHZ, DMSO-d6: δ 3.26 (s, 2H), 5.43 (s, 2H), 7.29-7.30 (m, 2H), 7.34-7.34 (m, 2H), 8.91 (s, 1H). LCMS: RT 0.89 min. LCMS (ES-API), m/z 186.0 (M+H).

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