Hydrogen Peroxide → 2-(2-Phenoxyphenyl)-2-methoxyiminoacetamide

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2-Phenoxy-α-methoxyiminobenzyl cyanide (E/Z=21/79)(1.26 g, 5 mmol) was dissolved in acetone (5 ml). Sodium carbonate (0.11 g, 1 mmol), tetra-n-butylammonium bromide (0.08 g, 0.25 mmol), 30% aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution (1.13 g, 10 mmol) were added, and the mixture was heated under reflux for 5 hours. After completion of the reaction, ether (50 ml) was added. The mixture was washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium thiosulfate, water and saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (ethyl acetate/n-hexane) to give 2-(2-phenoxyphenyl)-2-methoxyiminoacetamide (1.23 g, Yield: 91.0%, E/Z=23/77).

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