SOCl2/ β -Cyclodextrin: A New and Efficient Catalytic System for Beckmann Rearrangement and Dehydration of Aldoximes Under Aqueous Condition

A rapid and efficient synthesis of amides via Beckmann rearrangement of ketoximes and dehydration of aldoximes to corresponding nitriles with good to excellent yields has been carried out in the presence of SOCl2/β-cyclodextrin under aqueous conditions. The β-cyclodextrin has been recovered and reused.