A series of quaternized alkyl pyridyl ketoximes was synthesized and tested as micellar hydrolytic catalysts. 2- And 4-[1-(hydroxyimino)tridecyl]-1-methylpyridinium bromides were surprisingly efficient, most probably due to the location of their nucleophilic hydroxyimino group below the micellar surface. Absorbance of the reaction mixture
Amphiphilic pyridinium ketoximes 4-[1-(hydroxyimino)alkyl]-1-methylpyridinium bromides (