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Curtius rearrangement

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Introduced by Theodor Curtius in 1885.

Curtiusrearrangement (pluralCurtius rearrangements)

1. (organic chemistry,physical chemistry) Thethermaldecomposition of anacylazide to anisocyanate with loss ofnitrogengas. 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.

   Synonyms:Curtius degradation,Curtius reaction

• photo-Curtius rearrangement

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