Newman-Kwart rearrangement

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rearrangement reaction in which the aryl group of an O-aryl thiocarbamate migrates from the oxygen atom to the sulfur atom, forming an S-aryl thiocarbamate.

Word forms

Newman-Kwart rearrangement Newman-Kwart rearrangements

Etymology

Discovered by Melvin Spencer Newman and Harold Kwart.

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