Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index In chemistry, the Beckmann rearrangement is the rearrangement of an oxim to the conresponding amide in concentrated sulfuric acid. The oxime is formed by the reaction of a keton with hydroxyamine. This example reaction starting with hexanon to the Caprolactam is the most important application of the Beckmann rearrangement. The caprolactam is hydrolysed and the polymerized to Nylon. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.