The curtius rearrangement of acyl azides revisited - Formation of cyanate (R-O-CN)

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 21, 2005, Pages 4521-4524

  Wentrup, Curt ^a   Bornemann, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Azides; Cyanates; Isocyanates; Nitrenes; Reactive intermediates

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644523671     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200500545     Document Type: Review

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