“…The scope of the oxidative cyclization was further investigated using a number of readily available dioximes. It was determined that the dioximes of cis -bicyclo[3.3.0]octane-3,7-dione, 2,6-heptanedione, 1,4-cyclohexanedione, and 2,5-hexanedione were oxidized but failed to cyclize and yielded instead the corresponding dinitro compounds 3,7-dinitro- cis -bicyclo[3.3.0]octane, dl/meso 2,6-dinitroheptane,16b 1,4-dinitrocyclohexane, and dl/meso -2,5-dinitrohexane 16b in 51%, 50%, 50%, and 10% yields, respectively. The yields of the oxime oxidations were modest due to the formation of significant amounts of ketone and/or lactone byproducts.…”