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Newman-Kwart rearrangement

Newman-Kwart rearrangement noun: 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.

Noun

Newman-Kwart rearrangement (plural Newman-Kwart rearrangements)

  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.

Forms of Newman-Kwart rearrangement

pluralNewman-Kwart rearrangements

Origin of Newman-Kwart rearrangement

Discovered by Melvin Spencer Newman and Harold Kwart.

Questions about Newman-Kwart rearrangement

What does Newman-Kwart rearrangement mean?
Newman-Kwart rearrangement means 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.
What part of speech is Newman-Kwart rearrangement?
Newman-Kwart rearrangement is a noun.
What is the plural of Newman-Kwart rearrangement?
The plural of Newman-Kwart rearrangement is Newman-Kwart rearrangements.

Words near Newman-Kwart rearrangement in the dictionary

  1. newmakes
  2. newmaking
  3. Newman
  4. Newman-Goldfarb protocol
  5. Newman-Goldfarb protocols
  6. Newman-Kwart rearrangement
  7. Newman-Kwart rearrangements
  8. Newmanise
  9. Newmanised
  10. Newmanises
  11. Newmanising

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