Abstract
In 1972 Corey and Kim2,3 described a method for selective oxidation of alcohols by chlorosulfonium salts. Exceptions are allylic and benzylic alcohols which yield the corresponding halides.4 Very recently, reagents derived from an insoluble polymer support5 have been developed. With the latter, selective monooxidation of α, ω-diols becomes feasible. We were interested in the reaction of aldoximes with dimethylchlorosulfonium salts on the premise that one or two synthetically useful processes could evolve. The oximino sulfonium intermediate may be deprotonated