title: Mercury-catalyzed rearrangement of ketoximes into amides and lactams in acetonitrile.
abstract: An acetonitrile solution of mercury(II) chloride has been found to catalyze efficiently the conversion of a diverse range of ketoximes into their corresponding amides/lactams.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 702-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Chennan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ramalingan
authors.forename: Yong-Tae
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Park