Accepted Manuscript Understanding the kinetics and molecular mechanism of the Curtius rearrange- ment of 3-oxocyclobutane-1-carbonyl azide Arezu Nouri, Ehsan Zahedi, Morteza Ehsani, Azita Nouri, Ebrahim Balali PII: S2210-271X(18)30101-4 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comptc.2018.03.019 Reference: COMPTC 2753 To appear in: Computational & Theoretical Chemistry Received Date: 26 January 2018 Revised Date: 7 March 2018 Accepted Date: 19 March 2018 Please cite this article as: A. Nouri, E. Zahedi, M. Ehsani, A. Nouri, E. Balali, Understanding the kinetics and molecular mechanism of the Curtius rearrangement of 3-oxocyclobutane-1-carbonyl azide, Computational & Theoretical Chemistry (2018), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comptc.2018.03.019 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.