Saturday, 12 December 2015

organic chemistry - Reduction of oximes with lithium aluminium hydride


Reduction of oxime to amine


I know that $\ce{LiAlH4}$ is good a reducing agent and it donates hydride ions but then I am not able to understand the mechanism of this reaction.


I attempted this way


Attempted mechanism


I am not understanding what to do with the extra charge on nitrogen as there is no acidic medium so that I can donate $\ce{H+}$ to it or can remove ($-\ \ce{OH}$) by any protonation.




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