Reaction #1914809

ord-433b57efe700424191d4f4d364303d3e

Reaction equation

Cc1ccccc1O
2-methylphenol
O=N[O-].[Na+]
sodium nitrite
CC1=CC(=NO)C=CC1=O
2-Methyl-1,4-benzoquinone-4-oxime

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.

Source

DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1Patent: US07056349B2uspto-grants-2006_06