Pyridine → 1-(2,4,6-Trichlorophenyl)-2-propanone O-methyloxime

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To a stirred solution of crude 1-(2,4,6-trichloro-phenyl)-propan-2-one prepared as described in example P1, (12 g, 0.050 mol) in methanol (100 ml) was added pyridine (6.8 ml, 0.084 mol), followed by O-methyl-hydroxylamine hydrochloride (6.70 g, 0.080 mol). The resulting mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 18 hours. Methanol was removed under reduced pressure and the residue poured in 1N hydrochloric acid (300 ml) which was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×100 ml). Organics were combined, washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated under reduced pressure to give crude 1-(2,4,6-trichloro-phenyl)-propan-2-one O-methyl-oxime E/Z-mixture (12.3 g, 92%), which was taken up for the next reduction step.

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