Some N-hydroxy-N-methylamidines and 1,2,4-oxadiazol-5(2H)-ones
Abstract
Aromatic and heterocyclic nitriles react with N-methylhydroxylamine to give N-hydroxy-N-methylamidines (4). The latter, when treated with ethyl chloroformate, give 1,2,4-oxadiazol-5(2H)-ones (9). Sodium borohydride reduces compound (9; R =p-C6H4Cl) to the corresponding oxadiazolidinone (10). The tautomeric structure of p-chlorobenzamide oxime is discussed.