Pyridine → 2,4-Dibenzyloxybenzaldehyde oxime

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A mixture of 2,4-dibenzyloxybenzaldehyde (2 g), hydroxylamine hydrochloride (0.45 g) and pyridine (0.53 mL) in ethanol (20 mL) is heated at reflux for 1 hour. The solvent is then removed in vacuo, the residue dissolved in ethyl acetate and the solution washed with 1 N hydrochloric acid then with brine. Removal of the solvent in vacuo gives a beige coloured solid which crystallises from a mixture of ether and petroleum ether to give 2,4-dibenzyloxybenzaldehyde oxime in the form of a white solid, m.p., 130° C. [Elemental analysis:- C,76.1; H,5.75; N,4.28%. Calculated:- C,75.7; H,5.74; N,4.20%].

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