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The heating of oxime of acetone in presence of conc. to form N-methyl ethanamide is called
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Beckmann rearrangement
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'.

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