PdCl2(MeCN)2-CATALYZED CARBONYLATION OF DIETHYLAMINE WITH CARBON DIOXIDE: SELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF TETRAETHYLUREA AND DIETHYLFORMAMIDE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)84381-6

The reaction of diethylamine with carbon dioxide (CO2) with PdCl2(MeCN)2 as a catalyst gives tetraethylurea(1) or diethylformamide(2) selectively under mild reaction conditions by employing the PPh3/CCl4/MeCN and the HCOONa/methyl cellosolve systems, respectively.