Kinetics and mechanism of the reaction between biacetyl and hydroxylamine in acid solution.
The kinetics and mechanism of formation of dimethylglyoxime from biacetyl and hydroxylamine in acid solution have been studied. Unprotonated hydroxylamine was found to react with the hydrogen-bonded carbonyl group to give the conjugate acid of the oxime. Detectable quantities of carbinolamine intermediates were not found in the acid concentration range studied.
Ellefsen
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Department of Chemistry, Case Institute of Technology, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, U.S.A.
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