Reaction #1914809
ord-433b57efe700424191d4f4d364303d3e
Reaction equation
2-methylphenol
sodium nitrite
→
2-Methyl-1,4-benzoquinone-4-oxime
Reactants
Reagents
None
Conditions
Detailed conditions
See reaction.notes.procedure_details.
Procedure
2-Methyl-1,4-benzoquinone-4-oxime was prepared by reaction of 2-methylphenol with sodium nitrite under acidic conditions by the method described by T. Ishikawa et al. in J. Org. Chem. 1996, 61, page 2778.