BECKMANN REARRANGEMENT


Meaning of BECKMANN REARRANGEMENT in English

ˈbekmən-, -ˌmän- noun

Usage: usually capitalized B

Etymology: after Ernst O. Beckmann died 1923 German chemist

: a rearrangement by which a ketoxime [as the oxime (C 6 H 5 ) 2 C:NOH of benzophenone] changes into an amide derivative (as benzanilide) on treatment usually with phosphorus pentachloride or an acid

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