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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN BECKMANN S REARRANGEMENT?
AND ALSO HOW TO DECIDE THE MIGRATING APTITUDE …. AND ALSO HOW TO DECIDE IN WHICH WAY MOLECULE WILL REARRANGE?

Profile image of RAJDEEP MUKHERJEE
9 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
BECKMANN‘S REARRANGEMENT has been termed as an acid catalyst Rearrangement which involves the simple NH2OH reagent which converts the oxime to an amide.
Rearrangment would follow by forming first =N-OH then after resonating convert to the final product amide.