Tetrahedron letters

Beckmann reaction of oximes catalysed by chloral: mild and neutral procedures

S Chandrasekhar, K Gopalaiah

Index: Chandrasekhar, Sosale; Gopalaiah, Kovuru Tetrahedron Letters, 2003 , vol. 44, # 4 p. 755 - 756

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Abstract

A variety of ketoximes undergo the Beckmann rearrangement when heated with 0.5 molar equiv. of chloral (neat melt/∼ 130° C), to furnish the corresponding amides in excellent yields (generally 80–95%) after simple work-up.(Aromatic aldoximes dehydrated to the corresponding nitriles in excellent yields under similar conditions.) The absence of solvent, Brønsted acids, strong Lewis acids and by-products, and a simple work-up characterise ...

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