Microwave-assisted Synthesis of Chiral Oxime Ethers

An efficient and rapid synthesis of a new class of chiral oxime ethers has been achieved via two-step reaction in which the first step is the reaction of oximes 1a-f with ethyl bromoacetate in the presence of sodium hydride to give oxime ethers 2a-f which are subsequently, in the second step, reacted with different commercially available chiral amines under microwave irradiation conditions to give compounds 3a-l in good to excellent yields. Through this method, we have observed a decrease in reaction time and excellent yields than the previously described conventional method.