Beckmann rearrangement

English

Etymology

Named after the German chemist Ernst Otto Beckmann (1853–1923).

Noun

Beckmann rearrangement (plural Beckmann rearrangements)

1. (organic chemistry) A rearrangement of an oxime functional group to substituted amides. It has also been successfully performed on haloimines and nitrones. Cyclic oximes and haloimines yield lactams.

Related terms

• Beckmann fragmentation
• Beckmann solution