Ketoximes

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-006330",
  "term": "Ketoximes",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Oximes derived from ketones, of general formula R2C=N-OH with two carbon substituents, made by condensing a ketone with hydroxylamine. They parallel aldoximes, which come from aldehydes and carry a hydrogen on the carbon. An unsymmetrical ketoxime exists as E and Z (syn and anti) isomers, and the Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime gives caprolactam, the monomer for nylon 6.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "oximes",
    "ketones"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1346 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/ketoximes/"
}