noun
Meaning 1
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: physical
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Curtius degradation, Curtius reaction
Antonyms: none provided