Hydroxyamine hydrochloride → N'-Hydroxy-2-(8-bromonaphthalenyl)ethanimidamide

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A mixture of NaOMe (25 wt % in MeOH, 1.6 ml, 6.83 mmol), MeOH (3 mL), and hydroxylamine hydrochloride (0.47 g, 6.83 mmol) was heated for 30 minutes. 8-Bromo-2-naphthalenylacetonitrile (1.12 g, 4.55 mmol) and MeOH (5 mL) were added and heating was continued for 24 hours. The mixture was concentrated, and suspended in H2O (40 mL) and ether (2 mL). The off-white solid was collected by filtration and triturated with ether to give the title compound (790 mg, 62%), m.p. 123°-125° C.

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