叔胺的氮氧化物用活性试剂（如乙酸酐）处理，重排生成N,N-二取代乙酰胺和醛的反应。

反应机理

或者也可能是分子内重排：

反应实例

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编译自：Name Reactions （A Collection of Detailed Reaction Mechanisms）, Jie Jack Li, Polonovski reaction，page 486-487.