Water → HCID 178513306, compound

Participants

Reaction Steps

To a mixture of 2-pyridinecarbonitrile (3 g, 29 mmol) and potassium carbonate (4.1 g, 30 mmol) in EtOH (30 ml) was added water (15 ml) and, cautiously, hydroxylamine hydrochloride (2.9 g, 42 mmol) and then heated at reflux for 6 h, cooled and evaporated to dryness. The residue was treated with water (100 ml) and the suspended solid product filtered off, washed with water and dried to yield the title compound as a white solid (2.28 g, 57%).

Provenance & Evidence