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An efficient one-pot synthesis of industrially valuable primary organic carbamates and: N -substituted ureas by a reusable Merrifield anchored iron(ii)-anthra catalyst [FeII(Anthra-Merf)] using urea as a sustainable carbonylation source
Basu, Priyanka,Dey, Tusar Kanto,Ghosh, Aniruddha,Biswas, Surajit,Khan, Aslam,Islam, Sk. Manirul
, p. 2630 - 2643 (2020/02/20)
An efficient synthesis of primary carbamates and N-substituted ureas is explored with a newly developed heterogeneous polymer supported iron catalyst in the presence of a sustainable carbonylation source. The Merrifield anchored iron(ii)-anthra catalyst [FeII(Anthra-Merf)] was synthesized by functionalization of Merrifield polymer followed by grafting of iron metal. The catalyst [FeII(Anthra-Merf)] was characterized by several techniques, like SEM, EDAX, TGA, PXRD, XPS, FTIR, CHN, AAS and UV-Vis analysis. The designed polymer embedded [FeII(Anthra-Merf)] complex is a remarkably successful catalyst for the synthesis of primary organic carbamates and N-substituted ureas by using safe carbonylation agent urea with different derivatives of alcohols and amines, respectively. The reported catalyst is a potential candidate towards contributing a satisfactory yield of isolated products under suitable reaction conditions. The catalyst is recyclable and almost non-leaching in nature after six runs with an insignificant drop in catalytic activity. Thus we found an economical and viable catalyst [FeII(Anthra-Merf)] for primary carbamates and N-substituted urea synthesis under moderate reaction conditions.
Iron-catalyzed reaction of urea with alcohols and amines: A safe alternative for the synthesis of primary carbamates
Pe?a-López, Miguel,Neumann, Helfried,Beller, Matthias
, p. 2233 - 2238 (2017/07/25)
A general study of the iron-catalyzed reaction of urea with nucleophiles is here presented. The carbamoylation of alcohols allows for the synthesis of N-unsubstituted (primary) carbamates, including present drugs (Felbamate and Meprobamat, without the necessity to apply phosgene and related derivatives. Using amines as nucleophiles gave rise to the respective mono-and disubstituted ureas via selective transamidation reaction. These atom-economical transformations provide a direct and selective access to valuable compounds from cheap and readily available urea using a simple Lewis-acidic iron(Icatalyst.
