p-Toluenesulfonic acid → HCID 86586361, compound

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To a solution of 4-isobutanoyl-3,5-di-tert-butylbenzaldehyde (7.00 g, 0.023 mol) in benzene (200 mL) was added tert-butylhydroxylamine (2.56 g, 0.029 mol) and p-toluenesulfonic acid (0.100 g). Using a Dean-Stark trap, the resulting mixture was refluxed until no more aldehyde was detected by TLC (Rf=0.30 for product and 0.89 for starting material using 3:1 hexanes/EtOAc). The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was thoroughly washed with hexanes. The title compound was isolated in 50.8% yield as a white solid, m.p. 197.1-208.1° C.

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