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The Use of Sodium Dithionite for the Reduction of Imines and the Cleavage of Oximes
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Inorganic ChemistryMedicinal ChemistrySodium DithioniteBiochemistryParent Carbonyl CompoundMedicineNatural SciencesOrganic ChemistryRedox ChemistryChemistrySecondary AminesPharmacologyRedox BiologyDeoxygenationOxidative Stress
Sodium dithionite reduces a variety of imines to secondary amines. Oximes are cleaved by the reagent to the parent carbonyl compound.