Hydrochloric Acid → 6-Undecanone oxime

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To a solution of 5.11 g of 6-undecanone in 20 ml of ethanol were successively added a solution of 3.47 g of hydroxylamine hydrochloride in 6 ml of water and a solution of 4.77 g of potassium hydroxide in 6 ml of water. The resulting mixture was heated under reflux for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was then poured into 150 ml of ice-containing water. The resulting aqueous mixture was made acidic by addition of 2N hydrochloric acid, and extracted with benzene. The organic layer was washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride and evaporated under reduced pressure to remove the solvent. There was obtained 5.57 g (corresponding to theoretical amount) of 6-undecanone oxime as a pale yellow solid,

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