Rearrangements involving the cleavage of N–N or N–O bonds and formation of a nitrile group

CONTENTS
I. Introduction 9
II. Nitrile fission of N–N or N–O bonds by electrophilic reagents or metal catalysts 9
III. Nitrile rearrangements produced by nucleophilic reagents 12
IV. Structural factors determining the possibility of nitrile rearrangements 16