"Curtius rearrangement" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Curtius rearrangements [plural]
Etymology: Introduced by Theodor Curtius in 1885. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Curtius rearrangement (plural Curtius rearrangements)
  1. (organic chemistry, physical chemistry) 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. Tags: physical Synonyms: Curtius degradation, Curtius reaction Derived forms: photo-Curtius rearrangement

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