Hydroxyamine hydrochloride → 1-[1-(4-Hydroxyiminomethylphenyl)-butyl]-imidazole

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0.5 g of 4-[1-(1-imidazolyl)-butyl]-benzaldehyde (see example 6) is dissolved in 2 ml of pyridine and mixed with 0.215 g of hydroxylamine hydrochloride. It was stirred overnight at room temperature and precipitated in 30 ml of water and extracted with ether. After removal of the solvent under vacuum, 0.4 of 1-[1-(4-hydroxyiminomethylphenyl)-butyl]-imidazole is obtained as yellow oil.

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