Patent ID: 7678948

Claim:
A process for preparing a compound of the formula: R—CH2—NO 2 (V) where R is H, linear, branched or cyclic alkyl, optionally substituted, and linear branched or cyclic alkenyl, optionally substituted, wherein the optional substituents are selected from one or more of alkenylalkyl, alkynylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenylalkyl, arylalkyl, alkylaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclealkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkenylalkyl, arylcycloalkyl, and arylheterocycloalkyl, each of which is optionally substituted wherein the optional substituents are selected from one or more of alkenylalkyl, alkynylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenylalkyl, arylalkyl, alkylaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclealkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkenylalkyl, arylcycloalkyl, and arylheterocycloalkyl, halo, phenyl, cyano, hydroxyl, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, cyano, alkoxy, alkylthio, amino, —NH(alkyl), —NH(cycloalkyl), —N(alkyl) 2 , carboxy and —C(O)O-alkyl, the process comprising oxidizing an oxime of the formula: R—HC═N—OH (IB) where R is defined above, with sodium molybdate in hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a solvent.