Hydroxyamine hydrochloride → 1-cyclohexylmethyl-7-methoxy-1H-indole-3-carbaldehyde oxime

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To a solution of 1-(cyclohexyl)methyl-7-methoxy-1H-indole-3-carbaldehyde (780 mg, 2.9 mmol) in a mixture of ethanol (8 ml) and water (2 ml) was added hydroxylamine hydrochloride (403 mg, 5.8 mmol) and sodium acetate (713 mg, 8.7 mmol) and the solution stirred for 64 h at room temperature. The mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the residue diluted with water (50 ml) and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×50 ml). The product was recrystallised from diethyl ether/hexane to yield 1-cyclohexylmethyl-7-methoxy-1H-indole-3-carbaldehyde oxime (380 mg, 1.3 mmol) as a yellow powder.

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