Hydrochloric Acid → O-(3-methoxy-4-pent-2-ynyloxy-benzyl)-hydroxylamine

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2-(3-Methoxy-4-pent-2-ynyloxy-benzyloxy)-isoindole-1,3-dione (27 g, 74 mmol) is suspended in a mixture of 500 ml of methanol and 50 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide. After heating this mixture to +60° C., hydrazine hydrate (8.5 g, 0.17 mol) is added. The reaction is stirred for 3 hours at +60° C. and subsequently cooled down to room temperature. A mixture of 28 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid and 80 ml of water is added to acidify the resulting suspension. Then it is filtered to remove a precipitation and the solid is washed with water/methanol. The filtrate is concentrated in vacuo to one third of its original volume. Sodium hydroxide (18 g, mol in 90 ml water) is added to the remainder and this mixture is extracted with diethyl ether. The combined organic layer is washed with water and brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to give O-(3-methoxy-4-pent-2-ynyloxy-benzyl)-hydroxylamine as yellow oil.

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