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Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation

Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation

General Characteristics -The conversion of ketones into esters by oxidation using peracids is called the Baeyer-Villiger reaction. In unsymmetrical ketones, the more substituted (the more ...

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Beckmann Rearrangement

Beckmann Rearrangement

General Characteristics -The Beckmann rearrangement is the acid-induced rearrangement of oximes or its derivatives, which after hydration and tautomerization produces amides. Cyclic oximes give ...

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