I. Lantos et Wy. Zhang, SYNTHESIS OF ALPHA-AMIDOKETONES - AN APPLICATION OF THE MULTI-HETERO COPE REARRANGEMENT, Tetrahedron letters, 35(33), 1994, pp. 5977-5980
Condensation of ketone derived nitrones with N-methylcarboximidoyl chl
oride affords after hydrolytic workup alpha-amidoketones. The results
are interpreted in terms of the formation of an intermediate capable o
f undergoing a facile [3,3] sigmatropic rearrangement. Aldehyde derive
d nitrones form imides via a [3+2] cycloaddition reaction.