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In the preparation of nylon-6 from cyclohexanone oxime, use is made of a rearrangement reaction. This rearrangement reaction is called

A)  Wolff rearrangement

B)  Amadori rearrangement

C)   Curtius rearrangement

D)  Beckmann rearrangement

Correct Answer: D

Solution :

                 The acid-catalysed conversion of ketoximes to amides is known as the Beckmann rearrangement.