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HIGMAN1 recently suggested a new mechanism for the Beckmann rearrangement which postulates that the cation (I) rearranges by rotation of the central > C = N < unit through 90° to form (II). This suggestion, though ingenious, is not in accordance with the known facts.
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DEWAR, M. Mechanism of the Beckmann Rearrangement. Nature 156, 688–689 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/156688b0
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