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HRID 78680Generated: October 25, 2026

Ammonia → Caprolactam

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAmmoniaHCID 222—
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
ReactantCyclohexanone OximeHCID 7517—
ReactantFuming sulfuric acidHCID 24681—
ReactantCaprolactam sulfateHCID 67062907—
ProductCaprolactamHCID 7768—
ProductAmmonium SulfateHCID 6097028—

Reaction Steps

The Beckmann rearrangement of the cyclohexanone oxime is carried out with sulfuric acid or oleum. The caprolactam sulfate prepared in this case and excess sulfuric acid are reacted with ammonia to give caprolactam and ammonium sulfate.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08841445B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_09
ORD IDord-01f4839d1f2846ee93e0257eb0d561d9
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_09