Methanol → 2,3-Dihydro-4-(hydroxyimino)-2-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran

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A mixture of 2,3-dihydro-2-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one (50.0 g), methanol (535 ml), water (50 ml), potassium carbonate (59.3 g), and hydroxylamine HCl (59.8 g) was heated at reflux for 16 hours, then poured into ice-water; the oxime of 2,3-dihydro-2-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one was filtered off, washed with water, then dried in air. Yield: 52 g.

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