One-pot oximation-Beckmann rearrangement of ketones and aldehydes to amides of industrial interest: Acetanilide, caprolactam and acetaminophen

High yielding one-pot oximation-Beckmann rearrangement of ketones to amides in ktrifluoroacetic acid has been conducted on several ketones and aldehydes. The substrate reactivity showed to depend on both oximation and Beckmann rearrangement reaction rate. In this synthetic procedure, trifluoroacetic acid acts as solvent, acid catalyst and organocatalyst and can be easily recycled. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.