Etymology

Newman-Kwart rearrangement

Today it means: A rearrangement reaction in which the aryl group of an O-aryl thiocarbamate migrates from the oxygen atom to the sulfur atom, forming an S-aryl thiocarbamate. Full definition →

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The story

Discovered by Melvin Spencer Newman and Harold Kwart.

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