411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Curtius rearrangement
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
English
Etymology
Introduced by Theodor Curtius in 1885.
Noun
en 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.
en Curtius degradation Curtius reaction
Derived terms
en photo-Curtius rearrangement
en Chemical reactions
en eponyms