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Meaning of Curtius rearrangement | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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