Patent ID: 7214825

Claim:
An O-substituted hydroxylamine free base composition having the following general formula: R 1 —CHX—O—NH 2 wherein X is hydrogen or an alkyl; and R 1 is an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, thienyl, furanyl, pyrrolyl or —CR 2 ═CR 3 R 4 ; wherein R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are hydrogen, halogen or alkyl; and wherein said O-substituted hydroxylamine exhibits at least one property selected from the group consisting of: essentially free of hydroxylamine; essentially free of any solvent; a water content of between about 0% to 90% by weight; and a high strength (as measured by mole of said O-substituted hydroxylamine per gram of sample) of between about 0.5 to 3.3-fold as much as a 40% O-substituted hydroxylamine salt solution, by weight.