Beckmann rearrangement
= Beckmann rearrangement
{c}
Activated oximes rearrange to amides, with migration of the carbon substituent anti to the leaving group. A cyclic ketoxime can therefore expand a ring to a lactam.
= Beckmann rearrangement
{c}
Activated oximes rearrange to amides, with migration of the carbon substituent anti to the leaving group. A cyclic ketoxime can therefore expand a ring to a lactam.