Oximes reaction with organolithium

Silyl nitronates derived from primary and secondary nitroalkanes form oximes on reaction with organolithium reagents. Yields are modest, and the concentration of the reaction is important, as above ca. 0.2 M, the major product becomes the silyl ester of a hydroxamic acid (Scheme 5). 

Reaction with (172) and other aldoximes may require oxime activation, which can be achieved with the addition of 1 equiv. of BF3-OEt2." " Yields in the addition of organometallic reagents to substituted aldoximes are modest and are a function of the isomeric composition of the oxime ethers, as the (Z)-oxime isomers are reported to preferentially react with organolithium reagents (entries 1 and 2, Table 13). ° The reaction has been employed for the preparation of 6-aminoalkyl-substituted pencillins (entry 3, Table 13)."° Cyclic oxime ether additions have also been evaluated (entries 4 and 5, Table 13). ° With the lability of the nitrogen-oxygen bond, addition to S-substituted isoxazolines provides a potential avenue for stereospecific synthesis of substituted 3-aminoalcohols (entry 5, Table 13). 

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