Chlorosuccinimide → 4-Chloro-N-hydroxybenzimidoyl chloride

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To a solution of (E)- and/or (Z)-4-chloro-benzaldehyde oxime (27.0 g, 173 mmol) in DMF (173 mL) was added N-chlorosuccinimide (22.8 g, 173 mmol) portionwise over 1 h, keeping the temperature below 35° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h. The mixture was then poured onto ice-water, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were then washed with water and brine, dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated to afford the title compound (28.4 g, 86%) which was obtained as a light yellow solid. MS: m/e=189.1 [M]+.

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