Problems and exercisesIsocyanates

1. Products

1. CH₃N=C=O + H₂O
2. CH₃N=C=O + CH₃NH₂
3. C₆H₅N=C=O + CH₃CH₂OH
4. OCN–R–NCO + HO–R′–OH

2. Where do nucleophiles attack?

Why do nucleophiles attack the central carbon of an isocyanate?

3. The Bhopal disaster

Methyl isocyanate was stored in Bhopal (India) to make an insecticide. Why did water getting into the tank in 1984 cause the disaster?