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This reaction involves three nucleophilic substitutions and a fragmentation.

First the thiocyanate ion ring opens the ring via nucleophilic attack, carbon dioxide is lost (fragmentation), the -CN transfers from S to O, then cyanate ion is displaced by the thio anion. Potassium salt.

Organic Syntheses, CV5, 562 (1973)
  +  
[SCN]–
         
  +  
[NCO]–
  +  
CO2
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Decomplexation or Fragmentation
Substitution: Nucleophilic Second Order

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