The general procedure for the synthesis of 4-amino-N'-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-N-hydroxy-1,2,5-oxadiazole-3-carboximidamide from 3-chloro-4-fluoroaniline and 4-amino-1,2,5-oxadiazole-3-carboxaldehyde oxime chloride is as follows: to 40 mL of ethanol was added 4-amino-N-hydroxy-1,2,5-oxadiazole-3-methanimidic acid chloride (3. 1.63 g, 10.020 mmol) and 3-chloro-4-fluoroaniline (1.60 g, 11.0 mmol). Subsequently, a solution formed by dissolving sodium bicarbonate (2.10 g, 25.0 mmol) in 20 mL of water was added. The reaction mixture was heated with stirring at 60°C for 1 hour. Upon completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was concentrated using a rotary evaporator and the concentrate was dissolved in 100 mL of ethyl acetate, washed twice with 50 mL of brine and dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate. After evaporation of the solvent, the residue was recrystallized in a mixed ethyl acetate/hexane solvent to give the target product IDO5L (2.38 g, 88% yield) as a brown solid. Thin layer chromatography (TLC) analysis (unfolding agent: ethyl acetate/hexane = 1/1, v/v) showed an Rf value of 0.45. 1H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ: 11.41 (s, br, 1H), 8.91 (s, br, 1H), 7.21 (dd, J = 9.2 and 9.2 Hz, 1H), 6.98 (dd, J = 6.4 and 2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.72-6.76 (m, 1H), 6.27 (s, 2H).13C-NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ: 155.3, 152.2 (d, JCF = 239.3 Hz), 140.4, 139.3, 137.9 (d, J3CF = 2.9 Hz), 122.0 , 120.8 (d, J3CF = 6.8 Hz), 118.7 (d, J2CF = 18.5 Hz), 116.2 (d, J2CF = 21.7 Hz). High resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) calculated value C9H8ClFN5O2 [M + H]+: m/z = 272.0345, measured value 272.0340.