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 2 N 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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