mechanism of curtius reaction
Curtius rearrangement is used mainly for the synthesis of primary amines from acyl azides.
Acyl azide decomposes to form isocyanate which can be decaraboxylated to obtain primary amine or hydrolysed to get different products such as amides, amino acids etc.
Acyl azide decomposes to form isocyanate which can be decaraboxylated to obtain primary amine or hydrolysed to get different products such as amides, amino acids etc.