Mercury-catalyzed rearrangement of ketoximes into amides and lactams in acetonitrile.
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.
Ramalingan
Chennan
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Department of Chemistry, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 702-701, Korea.
Park
Yong-Tae
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