Hydroxyamine hydrochloride → alpha-Oximino-3-pyridylacetamidoxime

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A mixture of alpha-oximino-3-pyridylacetonitrile (41.0 g, 279 mmol), hydroxylamine hydrochloride (21.5 g, 310 mmol) and sodium acetate (50.8 g, 620 mmol) in ethanol (99.9%, 500 ml) was refluxed for 4 h. After cooling, the precipitate was collected by filtration and dried. The precipitate contained the wanted product and sodium acetate (85 g, 168%); M+ : 180.

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