Hydrogen Bromide → (2E)-2-methoxyimino-N-methyl-2-(2-phenoxyphenyl)acetamide

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(Z)-N-Methyl-2-(2-phenoxyphenyl)-2-methoxyiminoacetamide (570 mg, 2 mmol) was dissolved in toluene (10 ml). Hydrobromic acid (47%, 0.52 g) was addd, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. After completion of the reaction, a saturated aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate (50 ml) was added for neutralization. The resulting mixture was extracted with methylene chloride (130 ml), washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to give (E)-N-methyl-2-(2-phenoxyphenyl)-2-methoxyiminoacetamide (564 mg, Yield: 98.9%, E/Z=96/4).

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