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Cyanide-Free Synthesis of Air Stable N-Substituted Li and K Cyanamide Salts from Tetrazoles. Applications toward the Synthesis of Primary and Secondary Cyanamides as Precursors to Amidines
Duchamp, Edouard,Hanessian, Stephen
, p. 8487 - 8491 (2020/11/12)
A practical two-step synthesis of N,N′-disubstituted cyanamides consists in the low-temperature metalation of N-substituted 5H-tetrazoles that undergo spontaneous cycloreversion at 0 °C releasing dinitrogen, and forming N-metalated cyanamides that can be reacted in situ with a variety of electrophiles. Remarkably, the N-substituted Li and K cyanamides are air stable white solids at room temperature. Addition of lithium organometallics to the N,N′-disubstituted cyanamides provides a new method for accessing N,N′-disubstituted amidines.
Synthesis of Cyanamides via a One-Pot Oxidation-Cyanation of Primary and Secondary Amines
Kuhl, Nadine,Raval, Saurin,Cohen, Ryan D.
supporting information, p. 1268 - 1272 (2019/03/07)
An operationally simple oxidation-cyanation method for the synthesis of cyanamides is described. The procedure utilizes inexpensive and commercially available N-chlorosuccinimide and Zn(CN)2 as reagents to avoid direct handling of toxic cyanogen halides. It is demonstrated to be amenable for the cyanation of a variety of primary and secondary amines and aniline derivatives as well as a complex synthetic intermediate en route to verubecestat (MK-8931). Additionally, kinetic measurements and other control experiments are reported to shed light onto the mechanism of this cyanation reaction.
Transition-metal free N-arylation of cyanamides by diaryliodonium triflates in aqueous media
Li, Jihui,Zheng, Xinyi,Li, Wei,Zhou, Wei,Zhu, Wen,Zhang, Yucang
supporting information, p. 77 - 80 (2016/01/12)
An operationally simple protocol is established for the synthesis of disubstituted cyanamides through the transition-metal free N-arylation of cyanamides by diaryliodonium triflates in aqueous media. Both alkyl and aryl cyanamides are well compatible with the mild reaction conditions. The one-pot synthesis of ureas is also possible through sequential arylation and hydrolysis of cyanamides, diaryliodonium triflates and H2O with good yields.
