M. Kirihara et al., Fluorinative Beckmann fragmentation: Fluorinative alpha-cleavage of cyclicketoximes by diethylaminosulfur trifluoride, CHEM PHARM, 48(2), 2000, pp. 220-222
Diethylaminosulfur trifluoride reacted with cyclic ketoximes bearing substi
tuent(s) that can stabilize a carbocation to cause fluorinative fragmentati
on, affording fluorinated carbonitrile. Ketoximes lacking such substituents
afforded complex mixtures. However. the introduction of a sulfur functiona
lity, which can stabilize a carbocation and can be easily removed from the
reaction products, into the ketoxime nas effective for producing the fluori
native fragmentation.