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Usage

InChI:InChI=1/C6H14N2O/c1-4-8(5-2)6(9)7-3/h4-5H2,1-3H3,(H,7,9)

Upstream product

• 13256-32-1 1,3 dimethyl 1 nitrosourea 
• 109-89-7 diethylamine 
• 22013-97-4 N-methyl-thiocarbamic acid S-methyl ester 
• 593-51-1 methylamine hydrochloride 
• 88-10-8 N,N-diethylcarbamyl chloride 
• 624-83-9 methyl isocyanate 

Downstream Products

• 50285-72-8 N-Methyl-N',N'-diethyl-N-nitrosourea 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

The Use of Ureates as Activators for Samarium Diiodide

A novel mode of SmI2 activation has been developed using ureates as reaction promoters. Several ureates formed by treatment of the corresponding ureas with n-BuLi have been shown to activate SmI2 to a substantial extent toward the reduction of 1-chlorodecane. Complexes formed from SmI2 and various ureates have been shown to be useful for the reduction of a variety of organohalides, including substrates of low reactivity such as aryl fluorides. Because of ease of synthesis and low molecular weight, the conjugate base of triethylurea (TEU-) was of primary focus. Visible spectroscopy and reactivity data are consistent with the hypothesis that the same complex is being formed when SmI2 is combined with either 2 or 4 equiv of TEU-, in spite of the greater reactivity of SmI2/4 TEU- with some alkyl halides. We propose that the active reductant is an N,O chelate formed between SmI2 and 2 equiv of TEU-.

Synthesis and reactivity of N -alkyl carbamoylimidazoles: Development of N -methyl carbamoylimidazole as a methyl isocyanate equivalent

A high-yielding synthesis of N-methyl carbamoylimidazole from 1,1-carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) and MeNH3Cl is described. The product is a crystalline, readily storable, water-stable compound that reacts as a methyl isocyanate (MIC) substitute. Reaction of N-methyl carbamoylimidazole in the presence of a base such as triethylamine occurs with nucleophiles such as amines, protected and unprotected amino acids, thiols and alcohols. The product N-methylureas, carbamates and thiocarbamates are obtained in good to excellent yields, with reactions occurring in either organic solvents or water. The protocol for the synthesis of N-methyl carbamoylimidazole is both scalable and general, occurring in quantitative yield at scales ranging from 300 mg to 20 g. The success of this method relies upon the reaction of CDI with the ammonium salt rather than the free amine, resulting in a significant improvement in the yield of N-methyl carbamoylimidazole. The reaction presumably involves a proton transfer from MeNH3Cl to the CDI, which results in the release of MeNH2 with simultaneous activation of the CDI as its protonated form. Other primary ammonium hydrochloride salts, including protected α-amino acid salts, give excellent yields of the corresponding N-alkyl carbamoylimidazoles and serve as alkyl isocyanate surrogates. The resultant N-alkyl carbamoylimidazoles can be converted to ureas in high yields without the formation of intermediary isocyanates.

Preparation of mono-, di-, and trisubstituted ureas by carbonylation of aliphatic amines with S,S-dimethyl dithiocarbonate

General procedures are reported to prepare N-alkylureas, N,N′-dialkylureas (both symmetrical and unsymmetrical), and N,N,N′-trialkylureas by carbonylation of aliphatic amines, employing S,S-dimethyl dithiocarbonate (DMDTC) as a phosgene substitute. All reactions were carried out in water. Symmetrical disubstituted ureas were prepared directly working at 60°C with a molar ratio of DMDTC:amine = 1:2, preferably under nitrogen. Unsymmetrical ureas were prepared in two steps via S-methyl N-alkyl-thiocarbamate intermediates, which are formed selectively in the first step at room temperature. These intermediates react in the second step with ammonia or various aliphatic amines, both primary and secondary, at temperatures varying between 50 and 70°C. All the target ureas were obtained in high yields (28 examples, average yield 94%) and with very high purity (generally >99.2%). Also to be noted is the recovery of a co-product of industrial interest, methanethiol, in an amount of two moles for each mole of DMDTC, with complete exploitation of the reagent. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart.

Molecular scaffolds. 2. Intramolecular hydrogen bonding in 1,2-diaminoethane diureas

Intramolecular hydrogen bonding creates remarkably stable folded structures in diurea derivatives of substituted 1,2-diaminoethanes. 1,2-Diaminoethane diureas 2 [PhN(CONHR1)CH2CH2N(CONHR2)CH 2CH2

Conformational Preferences in Alkylnitrosoureas

The spectroscopic properties of several N-alkyl-N-nitrosoureas, N,N'-dialkyl-N-nitrosoureas, and N,N',N'-trialkyl-N-nitrosoureas have been studied in carbon disulfide and chloroform solutions.The NH stretching frequencies in the IR spectra have been observed in both concentrated and dilute solution and in the presence of added dioxane.The results indicate that there is a strong intramolecular hydrogen bond in the mono- and dialkylnitrosoureas.The chemical shifts and line widths of the NMR spectra have also been studied in these solvents.The large chemical shift differences, about 1.3 ppm, for the NH protons in the monoalkylnitrosoureas and other spectroscopic features in the monoalkyl- and dialkylnitrosoureas also indicate that an intramolecular hydrogen bond contributes to a strong conformational preference.The temperature dependence of the NMR spectra of several N,N',N'-trialkyl-N-nitrosoureas establishes that the energy barrier for rotation about the carbon dialkylamide bond is about 13 kcal mol-1.Dipolar resonance interactions are primarily responsible for this barrier.This interaction is augmented by a strong, 8-10 kcal mol-1, hydrogen bond in the mono- and dialkylnitrosoureas.