Pyridine → Cyclooctanone, oxime

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A solution containing cyclooctanone (12.6 g, 0.1 mol) and hydroxylamine hydrochloride (14.0 g, 0.2 mole) in a mixture of pyridine (40 mL, 0.5 mole) and ethanol (50 mL) was stirred at ambient temperature for about 15 hours. The solvent was then removed by rotary evaporation. The residue was dissolved in diethyl ether (300 mL) then washed with hydrochloric acid (2×100 mL). The aqueous layer was extracted with diethyl ether (2×150 mL). The ether extracts were combined, dried over magnesium sulfate then concentrated to provide cyclooctanone oxime as a white solid.

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