Comprehensive updates on Beckmann Rearrangement

Abstract

AbstractBeckmann rearrangement has been quite successful in the preparation of many medicinally potent scaffolds. In synthetic organic chemistry, the Beckmann rearrangement is quite popular, caprolactam is synthesized from cyclohexanone oxime on a large scale for Nylon‐6 production. The function of numerous catalysts and media in the Beckmann rearrangement has been discussed in depth in this review. In the last 20 years, Beckmann rearrangement catalysis has evolved from a potentially hazardous to a more environmentally friendly catalyst, as a result of greater usage. Catalytic performance and synthetic performance of various catalytic systems have been re‐evaluated in the present review article.