Hoch-Campbell Aziridine Synthesis

J. Hoch, Compt. Rend. 198, 1865 (1934); K. N. Campbell, J. F. McKenna, J. Org. Chem. 4, 198 (1939).

Formation of aziridines by treatment of ketoximes with Grignard reagents and subsequent hydrolysis of the organometallic complex:



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