N-Hydroxyacetamidine → N'-[(3,4-dimethoxy-5-nitrobenzoyl)oxy]acetamidine

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10.0 g of 1-(3,4-dimethoxy-5-nitrobenzoyl)imidazole in 50 ml of dimethylformamide are treated with 6.95 g of acetamidoxime, whereupon the mixture is stirred at 70° for 1 hour. After cooling, the mixture is poured into 500 ml of ice-water and stirred for 30 minutes. The separated crystals are filtered under suction and washed with water. After crystallization from ethyl acetate there is obtained N'-[(3,4-dimethoxy-5-nitrobenzoyl)oxy]acetamidine in the form of colorless crystals of m.p. 165°-166°.

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