NTA Abhyas 2020
- Exam
- NTA Abhyas
- Year
- 2020
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
NTA Abhyas 2020 · Chemistry · Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
The heating of oxime of acetone in presence of conc. H _ 2 S O _ 4...
The heating of oxime of acetone in presence of conc. to form N-methyl ethanamide is called



Options
- ABayer-Villger rearrangement
- BBeckmann rearrangement
- CWolf-rearrangement
- DHoffmann reaction
Correct answer
B. Beckmann rearrangement
Step-by-step solution
The heating of oxime of acetone in presence of conc. to form N-methyl ethanamide is called Beckmann rearrangement. In Beckmann rearrangement, R-migrates from carbon to nitrogen of an oxime to form N-substituted amide.

Loss of occurs with simultaneous migration of the trans-R'.


Loss of occurs with simultaneous migration of the trans-R'.
