Chemistry of N,N‐Bis(silyloxy)enamines,Part 5

Aliphatic nitro compounds can be considered as good precursors of a wide variety of α‐azolyl‐substituted oximes. The double silylation of convenient aliphatic nitro compounds and the subsequent N,C‐coupling of the resulting N,N‐bis(silyloxy)enamines 3 with N‐silylated azoles 4 lead to the formation of the silylated α‐azolyl‐substituted oximes 6 , which can be smoothly desilylated to give the target α‐azolyl‐substituted oximes 5 . The mechanism of the key step of this process – N,C‐coupling – includes the generation of corresponding conjugated nitrosoalkenes 7 (Schemes 4 and 5). The contribution of the chain mechanism in the overall process is considered as well. The studies of the scope and limitations of this reaction, as well as the optimization of its conditions were accomplished. The configuration of the C?N bond in oximes was established by NMR.