Curtius rearrangement
nounEtymology
Introduced by Theodor Curtius in 1885.
Definitions
The thermal decomposition of an acyl azide to an isocyanate with loss of nitrogen gas.…
The thermal decomposition of an acyl azide to an isocyanate with loss of nitrogen gas. The isocyanate then undergoes attack by a variety of nucleophiles such as water, alcohols and amines, to yield a primary amine, carbamate or urea derivative respectively.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for Curtius rearrangement. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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