Hydroxylamine HCl → N-[2,2,2-Trifluoro-1-(2-methylphenyl)ethylidene]hydroxylamine

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3.7 g (0.020 mol) of 2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(2-methylphenyl)-ethanone are dissolved in 20 ml of ethanol at 80° C. To the solution are added dropwise 1.4 g (0.020 mol) of hydroxylammonium chloride and 2.7 g (0.033 mol) of sodium acetate dissolved in 10 ml of water. The reaction mixture is refluxed for 5 hours, poured into ice water, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phase is washed with water and brine, dried over MgSO4, and concentrated, yielding 2.7 g of 2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(2-methylphenyl)-ethanone oxime as a white solid. The crude product is used in the next reaction step without further purification.

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