Sodium Iodide → HCID 76672298, compound

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4-Chloro-1-(4-fluorophenyl)butan-1-one O-methyl oxime (0.78 g, 3.40 mmol) and sodium iodide (0.76 g, 5.09 mmol) in acetone (10 mL) were heated at reflux overnight. The mixture was evaporated, the residue diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with water and brine, dried (MgSO4) and evaporated. The residue was purified by Biotage flash column chromatography (gradient to 10% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to give product as an oil (1.09 g, quant.); MS for C11H13FNO m/z 322 (M+H)+.

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