4-Methylbenzaldehyde → HCID 19475, compound

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Reaction Steps

Hydroxylamine hydrochloride (41.7 g) in 70 ml of water was added to a solution of 36.1 g of 4-methylbenzaldehyde in 180 ml of absolute ethanol. A solution of 18 g of sodium hydroxide in 36 ml of water was added in portions during 5 to 10 minutes. The reaction mixture was then heated to boiling and filtered hot, and the filtrate was cooled in a dry ice-acetone bath. Water was added to the cooled filtrate until solid product precipitated. The solid was separated by filtration, air-dried overnight, and recrystallized from hexane to give 27.9 g of 4-methylbenzaldoxime, m.p. 73°-77°.

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