Hydrochloric Acid → 4-(Hydroximinomethyl)cinnoline

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A solution of 1.44 g of 27A in 3 ml of absolute ethanol was added drop-by-drop over 3 minutes to 3.4 ml of stirred absolute ethanol containing 0.9 g of anhydrous hydrogen chloride, at 0° C. The resulting mixture was stirred for 30 minutes, then a solution of 1.03 g of butyl nitrite in 2 ml of absolute ethanol was added drop-by-drop over 3 minutes at 0° C. The mixture was stirred for 30 minutes at 0° C., for 4 hours at room temperature, then stored in a refrigerator overnight. A precipitated solid was collected, washed with a small amount of water, mixed with a saturated potassium bicarbonate solution, and filtered. Recrystallization from water gave 4-(hydroximinomethyl)cinnoline (27B), as a solid, m.p.: 223° C. (with decomposition).

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