Water → N-methyl-2-(2-bromomethylphenyl)-2-methoxyiminoacetamide

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Carbon tetrabromide (0.33 g) was added to a solution of N-methyl-2-(2-hydroxymethylphenyl)-2-methoxyiminoacetamide (0.11 g) and triphenylphosphine (0.26 g) in tetrahydrofuran (10 ml) at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1½ hours and then at room temperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was then poured into water and extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The combined extracts were washed with brine and dried over magnesium sulphate. The solution was then concentrated under reduced pressure to leave a gum. Column chromatography (eluting with diethyl ether on silica gel) gave the N-methyl-2-(2-bromomethylphenyl)-2-methoxyimino-acetamide as a gum (80 mg, 57%). 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ2.95(d,3H), 4.0(s,3H), 4.35(s,2H), 6.8(brs,1H), 7.1-7.5(m,4H) ppm.

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