OXIDATION OF ENAMINES TO α-HYDROXY KETONES AND α-AMINO KETONES USING N-SULFONYLOXAZIRIDINES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)80496-7

Tri-substituted enamines are oxidized to α-hydroxy ketones by N-sulfonyloxaziridines while di-substituted enamines are oxidized to α-amino ketones.A unified mechanism for the formation of both α-hydroxy ketones and α-amino ketones is proposed.