The Schotten-Baumann reaction is a classic chemical process used to form amides from amines and acyl chlorides. This reaction is named after the German chemists Carl Schotten and Eugen Baumann, who discovered it in the late 19th century. The general reaction scheme involves the nucleophilic attack of an amine on an acyl chloride to form an amide and hydrochloric acid as a byproduct.
