Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Methyl-6-nitrobenzaldehyde

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At 65° C., 14 g of 2-methyl-6-nitrobenzaldoxime (80 mmol) are stirred in a mixture of 55 ml of 5% strength hydrochloric acid, 37 g of 37% strength formaldehyde solution, 50 ml of water and 100 ml of tetrahydrofuran for 24 hours. The phases are then separated and the dark phase is extracted with methylene chloride/water. The organic phase is dried with sodium sulfate and concentrated. This gives 10.1 g of crude product, which is purified by filtration through silica gel using the mobile phase toluene.

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