Azides, acyl vinyl-substituted

Alkyl-, vinyl-, and aryl-substituted acyl azides undergo thermal 1,2-carbon-to-nitrogen migration with extrusion of dinitrogen — the Curtius rearrangement — producing isocyantes. Reaction of the isocyanate products with nucleophiles, often in situ, provides carbamates, ureas, and other A-acyl derivatives. Alternatively, hydrolysis of the isocyanates leads to primary amines. 

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