Hydroxylamine → N'-hydroxy-2-phenylethanimidamide

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Reaction Steps

Benzyl cyanide (1 g, 8.5 mmol) and hydroxylamine (50% in water, 1.04 cm3, 17 mmol, 2 eq) in EtOH (8.5 cm3) were reacted in the same manner as in the preparation of N′-hydroxybenzimidamide (EtOAc used in extraction) to give the product N′-hydroxy-2-phenylacetimidamide (1.04 g, 81.9%) as a pale yellow solid, mp 63.5-64.5° C. (lit 57-59° C.).

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