A new procedure to obtain ε-caprolactam catalyzed by a guanidinium salt†
V. Fernández-Stefanuto,P. Verdía,E. Tojo
New Journal of Chemistry Pub Date : 10/04/2017 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C7NJ03443A
Abstract
A new procedure to prepare ε-caprolactam by the Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime is described. Treatment of the oxime with the novel salt cyanoguanidinium tosylate affords ε-caprolactam without the need of any other promoter.
