Q.
In the context of the rearrangement of an oxime of a ketone to an amide (represented below)
Which of the following statement is/are correct?
A) It is the $cis$ hydrocarbon radical $(R)$ with respect to the OH group that migrates
B) The group that migrates never gets completely detached from the remainder of the molecule during the transformation
C) The rearrangement is intermolecular
D) None of the above
Explanation
(b)
This reaction is an example of rearrangement, $ie$, migration of alkyl group from carbon to adjacent nitrogen atom and the group which is $trans$ to the leaving group $( - OH\$group) migrates leading to the formation of resonance stabilised imine
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Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.