Cyclohexanone Oxime → Laurolactam

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Reaction Steps

An oxime can be converted into an amide compound by Beckmann rearrangement reaction, particularly an oxime derived from a cyclic ketone can be converted into a lactam. For example, cyclohexanone oxime gives ε-caprolactam which is a starting material for Nylon 6 and cyclododecanone oxime gives laurolactam which is a starting material for Nylon 12.

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