4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzonitrile → 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzenecarboximidamide hydrochloride

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To 3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzonitrile (2.0 g, 13.4 mmol) were added ethanol (3 mL) and 4N hydrochloric acid/1,4-dioxane (27 mL), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was dissolved in ethanol (50 mL). Ammonium carbonate (6.4 g, 67 mmol) was added, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, water was added and the mixture was freeze-dried to give the title compound (1.82 g).

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