Hydroxyamine hydrochloride → 2-(4-Fluorophenyl)-1-pyridin-4-ylethanone oxime

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21.5 g (0.1 mol) of 2-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(4-pyridyl)-ethanone was suspended in 330 ml of 50% aqueous methanol. After addition of 36.1 g (0.44 mol) of sodium acetate and 22.0 g (0.32 mol) of hydroxylamine hydrochloride, the reaction mixture was refluxed for 1 h with stirring. On cooling in an ice bath, the title compound deposited as a beige-colored precipitate. The precipitate was filtered off, washed with dist. water and dried over P2O5 in vacuo. Yield: 14.3 g (62%).

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