Hydrochloric Acid → N-(4-Bromo-2-ethyl-phenyl)-2-hydroxyimino-acetamide

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To a suspension of 4-bromo-2-ethylaniline (50.0 g, 250 mmol) in water (1000 mL) was added concentrated hydrochloric acid (25 mL), sodium sulfate (220 g), and hydroxylamine hydrochloride (56.25 g), followed by addition of chloral hydrate (44.0 g). The reaction mixture was heated to 90° C. using an oil bath for 1 hour. After cooling down to room temperature, it was extracted with ethyl acetate. Extract was dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (31.1 g, 46% yield). 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 12.24 (s, 1H), 9.56 (s, 1H), 7.68 (s, 1H), 7.41 (m, 3H), 2.58 (q, 2H), 1.11 (t, 3H).

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