Organic Reactions
Bouveault Synthesis
The Bouveault synthesis, named after the French chemist Louis Bouveault, is a method for the reduction of esters to primary alcohols using sodium metal in the presence of an alcohol solvent. The reaction proceeds via a radical mechanism and is useful for the preparation of primary alcohols, particularly those that are difficult to obtain by…
Beckmann Rearrangement
The Beckmann rearrangement is a chemical reaction that converts oximes into amides, lactams, or hydroxamic acids, depending on the reaction conditions and the structure of the starting oxime. It is named after the German chemist Ernst Otto Beckmann, who first described the reaction in the early 20th century. The general reaction scheme for the Beckmann…