Chemistry Letters, Vol.29, No.4, 430-431, 2000
DDQ as a versatile reagent for oxidative cleavage of tosylhydrazones and oximes
2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ) was found to be a very efficient oxidative reagent for the selective cleavage of tosylhydrazones and oximes of carbonyl compounds for the first time.