Reaction #1914808
ord-8b1fceff48664a4faa7ec72f72884b23
Reaction equation
3-methylphenol
sodium nitrite
→
3-Methyl-1,4-benzoquinone-4-oxime
Reactants
Reagents
None
Conditions
Detailed conditions
See reaction.notes.procedure_details.
Procedure
3-Methyl-1,4-benzoquinone-4-oxime was prepared by reaction of 3-methylphenol with sodium nitrite under basic conditions by the method of T. Ishikawa et al. described in Tetrahedron 31, 1995, page 8454.