O-Methylhydroxylamine hydrochloride → 2-Fluoro-5-[(methoxyimino)methyl]benzonitrile

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Reaction of 3-cyano-4-fluorobenzaldehyde with methoxylamine hydrochloride as described in the preparation of Compound 44-A gave the title oxime ether as a clear oil after chromatography on silica gel (elution hexane-ethyl acetate 8:2) (94% yield). 1HNMR indicated a 93:7 mixture of E- to Z-isomers. 1HNMR 400 MHz (CDCl3) δ (ppm): (E-isomer) 4.02 (3H, s, OCH3), 7.26 (1H, m, aromatic), 7.85 (2H, m, aromatics), 8.03 (1H, s, CH).

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