Abstract
Aldoximes and ketoximes were smoothly and efficiently O-silylated at room temperature with diverse chlorosilanes such as TMSCl, TBSCl, or TIPSCl in dichloromethane or THF, using imidazole as a base to trap the generated hydrochloric acid.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the National Institute of Health, MBRS Program Grant (GM 08216) and AREA Grant (GM 59829). ONR and NSF-AMP undergraduate's support is also gratefully acknowledged. We thank Mr. José Martínez (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras) for obtaining the NMR spectra.