Chemical Adventures with Oximes

Abstract

This account is a collection of vignettes describing new reactions discovered in the author ’ s group revolving around the chemistry of oximes. They range from ionic transformations, including reduction to unsubstituted imines and the formation of  -electrophiles, to the generation and capture of iminyl radicals, to a general synthesis of alkynes. The mechanistic reasonings and occasional serendipitous observations underlying these discoveries are discussed briefly