1-Tetralone → N-(3,4-dihydro-2H-naphthalen-1-ylidene)hydroxylamine

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To a solution of α-tetralone (100.0 g, 0.68 mol) in 300 mL of methanol was added hydroxylamine hydrochloride (71.0 g, 1.03 mol) and the resulting solution was stirred at reflux for 2 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool to 20-24° C. and was concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting mixture was diluted with 1 L of water and extracted with dichloromethane. The organic layer was washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was crystallized from isopropanol to provide 70.0 g (63%) of the desired compound as an off-white solid.

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