Transnitrosation by N-aryl-N-nitrosoureas; NO-carrying O-nitrosoisourea

Article abstract of DOI:10.1248/cpb.42.1760

Transfer of nitroso groups, so-called transnitrosation, from aromatic N-nitroso compounds such as N-nitrosoureas, N-nitrosamides and N-nitrosamines, to aromatic amines or ureas was observed under non-acidic conditions at room temperature. Sterically hindered 3,3-dibenzyl-1-(4-tolyl)-1-nitrosourea (1a) rapidly nitrosates indoline, N-alkylanilines or 3-methyl-1-(4-tolyl)urea to give their N-nitroso derivatives. In the case of N,N-dimethylanilines, nitrosative demethylation occurs to give N-methyl-N-nitrosanilines. The transnitrosation is accelerated by electron-releasing groups on the nitroso acceptors, N-alkylanilines. The transnitrosation mechanism is considered to be as follows: N-nitrosourea (1) thermally decomposes to nitric oxide and ureidyl radical followed by formation of an O-nitrosoisourea intermediate (10), which acts as an NO-carrying agent and nitrosates anilines or ureas.

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