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Curtius rearrangements

Curtius rearrangements is the plural of Curtius rearrangement.

Meaning of Curtius rearrangement

Noun

Curtius rearrangement (plural Curtius rearrangements)

  1. (physical) 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.

Questions about Curtius rearrangements

What is Curtius rearrangements the plural of?
Curtius rearrangements is the plural of Curtius rearrangement.

Words near Curtius rearrangements in the dictionary

  1. Curtius
  2. Curtius degradation
  3. Curtius reaction
  4. Curtius reactions
  5. Curtius rearrangement
  6. Curtius rearrangements
  7. Curtișoara
  8. curtle-axe
  9. curtle-axes
  10. curtly
  11. Curtner

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