The Mumm rearrangement is an
organic reaction
Organic reactions are chemical reactions involving organic compounds. The basic organic chemistry reaction types are addition reactions, elimination reactions, substitution reactions, pericyclic reactions, rearrangement reactions, mechanistic organ ...
and a
rearrangement reaction
In organic chemistry, a rearrangement reaction is a broad class of organic reactions where the carbon skeleton of a molecule is rearranged to give a structural isomer of the original molecule. Often a substituent moves from one atom to another at ...
.
It describes a 1,3(O-N) acyl transfer of an
acyl imidate or
isoimide group to an
imide
In organic chemistry, an imide is a functional group consisting of two acyl groups bound to nitrogen. The compounds are structurally related to acid anhydrides, although imides are more resistant to hydrolysis. In terms of commercial applications ...
.
The reaction is of relevance as part of the
Ugi reaction
In organic chemistry, the Ugi reaction is a multi-component reaction involving a ketone or aldehyde, an amine, an isocyanide and a carboxylic acid to form a bis-amide.
The reaction is named after Ivar Karl Ugi, who first reported this reaction in ...
.
References
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Rearrangement reactions
Name reactions
Carboximidates