Potassium Carbonate → 3-(2-hydroxyiminopropyl)-4-(3-methoxyphenyl)-1,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2H-azepinone

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The starting material is prepared as follows: The mixture of 7.0 g of 3-acetonyl-4-(3-methoxyphenyl)-1,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2H-azepinone, 3.88 g of potassium carbonate, 3.55 g of hydroxylamine hydrochloride, 5 ml of water and 60 ml of methanol is refluxed for 5 hours and then stirred at room temperature overnight. 80 ml of water are added, the precipitate collected and washed with ethanol and diethyl ether, to yield the 3-(2-hydroxyiminopropyl)-4-(3-methoxyphenyl)-1,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2H-azepinone, melting at 155°-158°.

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