Curtius rearrangement

noun

Cur·​ti·​us rearrangement

ˈku̇rtsēəs-

: the conversion by heat of an acid azide RCON₃ into nitrogen and an isocyanate RNCO

Word History

Etymology

after Theodore Curtius †1928 German chemist

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