Abstract:
A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF LACTAMS AND SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVES OF ACTIVE HYDROGEN-CONTAINING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF OXIMES, ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS, THIOLS, PRIMARY AMINES AND SECONDARY AMINES, WHICH COMPRISES REACTING A LACTAM-O-SULFONIC ACID WITH A COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE SPECIFIED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS UNDER SUBSTANTIALLY ANHYDROUS CONDITIONS.