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Mumm rearrangement 
Summary
The Mumm rearrangement is an organic reaction and a rearrangement reaction.[1][2] It describes a 1,3(O-N) acyl transfer of an acyl imidate or isoimide group to an imide.
The reaction is of relevance as part of the Ugi reaction.
References edit
- ^ Mumm, O. (1910). "Umsetzung von Säureimidchloriden mit Salzen organischer Säuren und mit Cyankalium". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft (in German). 43 (1): 886–893. doi:10.1002/cber.191004301151.
- ^ Schwarz, J. P. (1972). "Preparation of acyclic isoimides and their rearrangement rates to imides". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 37 (18): 2906-2908. doi:10.1021/jo00983a028.