Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 86748894, compound

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Acetone (5 ml), 85% potassium hydroxide (powder)(0.40 g, 6 mmol) and butyl nitrite (0.62 g, 6 mmol) were added to 2-(2-methylphenoxymethyl)benzyl cyanide (1.19 g, 5 mmol). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. After completion of the reaction, 1N aqueous hydrochloric acid solution (100 ml) was added. The mixture was extracted with toluene (100 ml), dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (ethyl acetate/n-hexane/chloroform) to give α-hydroxyimino-2-(2-methylphenoxymethyl)benzyl cyanide (1.23 g, Yield: 92.4%, E/Z=35/65) as colorless crystals.

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