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A simple, efficient, and eco-friendly procedure was developed for the condensation of N-methylhydroxylamine hydrochloride with benzaldehydes bearing electron-donating or electron-withdrawing substituents in the presence of powdered molecular sieves (3 Å) in a solventless system. α-Aryl-N-methylnitrones are obtained in excellent yields (80–100%); similar aromatic ketones do not react under these conditions, rendering the method chemoselective.
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Received March 26, 2001. Accepted (revised) May 7, 2001
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Bigdeli, M., Nikje, M. An Efficient and Rapid Chemoselective Synthesis of α-Aryl-N-methylnitrones Dry Media. Monatshefte für Chemie 132, 1547–1549 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s007060170011
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s007060170011