Hydroxyamine hydrochloride → 4-(Hydroxyimino-methyl)-3-phenoxy-benzonitrile

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To a solution of 4-formyl-3-phenoxy-benzonitrile (2.21 g) in dry ethanol (45 ml) was added sodium acetate (0.894 g) and hydroxylamine hydrochloride (0.757 g). The mixture was stirred at rt for 4.5 h. The solvent was evaporated and the product was purified by flash chromatography (cyclohexane/EtOAc 8:2=>3:7) to give 4-(hydroxyimino-methyl)-3-phenoxy-benzonitrile (1.42 g). Light yellow solid. MS 238.1 ([M]+)

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