5-Methyl-2-nitrobenzoic acid → Ethyl 2-(hydroxyimino)-2-(5-methyl-2-nitrobenzamido)acetate

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To 5-methyl-2-nitro-benzoic acid (100 mg, 0.55 mmol), ethyl 2-(hydroxyamino)-2-imino-acetate (73 mg, 0.55 mmol), and HATU (210 mg, 0.55 mmol) were added acetonitrile (4 mL) and DIEA (96 μL, 0.55 mmol). The reaction was stirred at room temperature for 25 min resulting in a thick white precipitate. The solid was filtered, washed with water then dried to yield ethyl 2-(hydroxyimino)-2-(5-methyl-2-nitrobenzamido)acetate as a white solid (150 mg, 92% yield). LC/MS m/z 296.1 [M+H]+. 1H NMR (400.0 MHz, DMSO-do) δ 8.05 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.74 (d, J=0.9 Hz, 1H), 7.61 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.16 (br s, 2H), 4.28 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 2H), 2.47 (s, 3H), 1.28 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H).

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