English Explanatory Dictionary

Curtius rearrangement

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

Curtius rearrangement Curtius rearrangements

Etymology

Introduced by Theodor Curtius in 1885.

Synonyms

Curtius degradation Curtius reaction

Derived words

photo-Curtius rearrangement
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