Newman-Kwart rearrangement

English

Etymology

Discovered by Melvin Spencer Newman and Harold Kwart.

Noun

Newman-Kwart rearrangement (plural Newman-Kwart rearrangements)

  1. (chemistry) 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.
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