Dial!@- or diphenyl-diethoxysilanes were refluxed with the amidoximes in l/2 molar ratio in benzene, in the presence of a small amount of sodium. The progress of the reaction was checked by estimating the liberated ethanol. ... R,Si(OEt), + 2 R'C(NH,)=NOH -9 R.$i[ON=C(R')NH,], + 2 EtOH ... Attempted preparation of mono-derivatives by carrying out the reactions in equimolar proportions invariably resulted in bis-products (I). These results are consistent with earlier ...