Pyridine → 4-(hydroxyiminomethyl)phenyl-N'-ethoxycarbonylmethylurea

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Reaction Steps

A solution of 0.1 mol of p-aminobenzaldehyde ethylene glycol acetal in 100 mL of anhydrous THF is added dropwise over 10 minutes to a solution of 0.1 mol of glycine ethyl ester isocyanate and 0.35 mol pyridine in 100 mL THF at room temperature under N2. The reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. After 2 hours the solvent is removed by rotary evaporator. A solution of 0.11 mmol hydroxylamine hydrochloride and 0.1 mol trimethyl orthoformate in CH3OH is added, and the reaction mixture is heated to reflux under N2 for 1 hour. The reaction mixture is reduced to about 1/4 volume by rotary evaporator, and water is added. The product, N-[4-(hydroxyiminomethyl)phenyl-N'-ethoxycarbonylmethylurea, is isolated by filtration and dried in vacuo.

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