
%0 Journal Article
%A Bell, KH 
%T Reaction of oximes and &#945;-hydroxyimino ketones with aqueous alkaline sodium borohydride
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1970/07/01
%V 23
%N 7
%P 1415-1420
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9701415
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9701415 
%X Reaction of saturated oximes with aqueous alkaline sodium borohydride at reflux gives the corresponding alcohols in good yields whereas oximes of conjugated carbonyl compounds do not react. &#945;-Hydroxyimino ketones (1) yield 1,2-diols in good yields under the above conditions. The synthetic applications and a possible mechanism of these reductions are discussed. 
