Nitromethane → (3-Methylisoxazole-5-yl)glyoxal-2-oxim

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In 50 ml of ethanol were dissolved 5.5 g of 3-methylisoxazole-5-carbaldehyde and 3.3 g of nitromethane. To the solution was added dropwise a solution of sodium ethoxide in ethanol, which had been prepared from 1.5 g of sodium and 30 ml of ethanol, while stirring at room temperature. After completion of the dropwise addition, the resultant solution was stirred for a further 3 hrs. at room temperature and then ether was added thereto to separate the sodium salt. This was dissolved in water, which was followed by acidification with hydrochloric acid. The resulting precipitate was filtered off and recrystallized from chloroform to obtain 5.4 g of (3-methylisoxazole-5-yl)glyoxal-2-oxim having m.p. of 179° C.-180° C. Yield, 70%.

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