Titanium cation-exchanged montmorillonite as an active heterogeneous catalyst for the Beckmann rearrangement under mild reaction conditions

Titanium cation-exchanged montmorillonite acts as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the Beckmann rearrangement of a wide range of ketoximes including aromatic, aliphatic, and alicyclic ketoximes under mild reaction conditions. After the rearrangement reaction, titanium cation-exchanged montmorillonite is easily separated by simple filtration, and can be reused with retention of high efficiency.