Triethylamine → HCID 54498998, compound

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Reaction Steps

23.2 g (0.13 mol) of α-hydroxyimino-3,4-dimethylbenzylcyanide are reacted with 27.2 ml (0.20 mol) of triethylamine and 11.1 ml (0.14 mol) of methansulfonyl chloride in tetrahydrofuran, as described under 3.2. After the usual processing, 32.6 g of a crude product are obtained, which is then recrystallised from isopropanol, giving 30.5 g (93%) of α-(methyl-sulfonyloxyimino)-3,4-dimethylbenzylcyanide in the form of a brownish powder having an m.p. of 91-95° C.

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