Beckmann rearrangement of aldoximes catalyzed by transition metal salts: A dehydration‐hydration reaction

Abstract
The Beckmann rearrangement of aldoximes catalyzed by transition metal salts like palladium and nickel acetylacetonates is shown to be a dehydration‐hydration reaction in which the anti‐oxime is converted into nitrile and the nitrile is converted into amide.