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Curtius rearrangement

noun
Cur·​ti·​us rearrangement | \ ˈku̇rtsēəs-\

Definition of Curtius rearrangement

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

History and Etymology for Curtius rearrangement

after Theodore Curtius †1928 German chemist

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