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Sulfamic acid as a cost-effective and recyclable catalyst for liquid Beckmann rearrangement, a green process to produce amides from ketoximes without waste

B Wang, Y Gu, C Luo, T Yang, L Yang, J Suo

Index: Wang, Bo; Gu, Yanlong; Luo, Cheng; Yang, Tao; Yang, Liming; Suo, Jishuan Tetrahedron Letters, 2004 , vol. 45, # 17 p. 3369 - 3372

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Citation Number: 162

Abstract

Sulfamic acid (H2NSO3H) has been proved to be an efficient and green catalyst for liquid Beckmann rearrangement of ketoxime in dried acetonitrile. The use of basic neutralization agent has been avoided in this system due to its intrinsic zwitterionic property. Thus it is a green process for preparation of amide from ketoxime without producing any waste.