Lead tetraacetate oxidation of hindered alicyclic ketoximes

Abstract

Lead tetraacetate oxidation of 2,2,6,6-tetramethylcyclohexanone oxime and structurally related ketoximes caused C—C bond fission to yield acetyl hydroxamates. Severely hindered ketoximes gave nitrile oxides as intermediates which were trapped by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction.