Hypervalent iodine oxidation of ketoximes (1) using iodosobenzene diacetate leads to cleavage of 1 with the formation of corresponding ketones (2) under neutral conditions in good yields. The scope and limitations of the reaction are discussed as well as the mechanism.
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