Hydrochloric Acid → Ethyl 2-methoxyethanecarboximidate hydrochloride

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2-Methoxyacetonitrile (1.0 g, 14.1 mmol) was dissolved in anhydrous ethanol (28.1 mL) under an atmosphere of Ar. The solution was cooled to 0° C., saturated with HCl gas, stirred for 6 h, allowed to warm to RT, and stirred for 6 h. The solvent was removed in vacuo to afford ethyl 2-methoxyacetimidate hydrochloride (1.0 g, 44.0%) as a white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 4.42 (q, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 4.31 (s, 2H), 3.36 (s, 3H), 1.32 (t, J=7.0 Hz, 3H).

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