1-(3-bromo-4-fluorophenyl)-N-methoxymethanamine

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: Reduction of 3-bromo-4-fluorobenzaldehyde O-methyloxime with sodium cyanoborohydride as described in the preparation of Compound 44-B gave the title hydroxylamine as a clear oil (83% yield). 1HNMR 400 MHz (CDCl3) δ (ppm): 3.48 (3H, s, OCH3), 3.99 (2H, s, NCH2), 7.08 (1H, m, aromatic), 7.27 (1H, m, aromatic), 7.57 (1H, m, aromatic). The hydrochloride salt was obtained as a white solid: mp 150–151° C. Anal. calcd. for C8H9BrFNO—HCl: C, 35.52; H, 3.73; N, 5.18. Found: C, 35.54; H, 3.61; N, 5.12.