Pyridine → 2,4-Dimethoxy-3-methylbenzaldehyde Oxime

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A mixture of 25.1 g 2,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde, 19.46 g hydroxylamine hydrochloride and 22 mls pyridine in 150 mls ethyl alcohol was heated at reflux with stirring for two hours, allowed to cool, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was treated with water and stirring and the resulting white solid was collected by filtration to give 26.8 g of the title compound, m.p. 110°-111° C.

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