Pralidoxime iodide is a general antidote for poisoning by many insecticides. The drug is made in two

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Pralidoxime iodide is a general antidote for poisoning by many insecticides. The drug is made in two steps starting with pyridine-2-carbaldehyde.image

(a) Show the mechanism of the reaction of hydroxylamine (NH2OH) with pyridine-2-carbaldehyde, and give the structure of A.

(b) Reaction of A with iodomethane to give pralidoxime iodide is an SN2 reaction. Show the mechanism.

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