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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Ruthenium-Catalyzed Urea Synthesis by N-H Activation of Amines

Activation of the N-H bond of amines by a ruthenium pincer complex operating via amine-amide metal-ligand cooperation is demonstrated. Catalytic formyl C-H activation of N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) is observed in situ, which resulted in the formation of CO and dimethylamine. The scope of this new mode of bond activation is extended to the synthesis of urea derivatives from amines using DMF as a carbon monoxide (CO) surrogate. This catalytic protocol allows the synthesis of simple and functionalized urea derivatives with liberation of hydrogen, devoid of any stoichiometric activating reagents, and avoids the direct use of fatal CO. The catalytic carbonylation occurred at low temperature to provide the formamide; a formamide intermediate was isolated. The consecutive addition of different amines provided unsymmetrical urea compounds. The reactions are proposed to proceed via N-H activation of amines followed by CO insertion from DMF and with liberation of dihydrogen.

Ruthenium-Catalyzed Urea Synthesis Using Methanol as the C1 Source

An unprecedented protocol for urea synthesis directly from methanol and amine was accomplished. The reaction is highly atom-economical, producing hydrogen as the sole byproduct. Commercially available ruthenium pincer complexes were used as catalysts. In addition, no additive, such as a base, oxidant, or hydrogen acceptor, was required. Furthermore, unsymmetrical urea derivatives were successfully obtained via a one-pot, two-step reaction.

Kinetics and mechanism of the aminolysis of aryl N-benzyl thiocarbamates in acetonitrile

The aminolysis reactions of phenyl N-benzyl thiocarbamate with benzylamines in acetonitrile at 50.0 °C are investigated. The reactions are first order in both the amine and the substrate. Under amine excess, pseudo-first coefficient (kobs) are obtained, plot of kobs vs free amine concentration are linear. The signs of ρXZ (X and ρZ with respect to the sustituent in the substrate and large ρXZ value indicate that the reactions proceed concerted mechanism. The normal kinetic isotope effects (kH/k D = 1.3 ～ 1.5) involving deuterated benzylamine nucleophiles suggest a hydrogen-bonded, four-centered-type transition state. The activation parameters, ΔH?and AS?, are consistent with this transition state structure.

Oxidative rearrangement and cyclisation of N-substituted amidines using iodine(III) reagents and the influence of leaving group on mode of reaction

The products of reaction of N-substituted amidines 5 with hypervalent iodine reagents such as (diacetoxyiodo)benzene (DAIB), bis(trifluoroacetoxy)iodobenzene (BFIB) and [methoxy(tosyloxy)-iodo]benzene (MTIB) are determined by the reagent, the amidine substituents and the reaction temperature. C-Alkyl-N-arylamidines 5a-d cyclise in high yield giving benzimidazoles 6 but C,N-dialkyl- and C,N-diaryl-amidines 5e-l rearrange to give products derived from an intermediate carbodiimide. Use of N2-phenylfuran-2-carboximidamide 5j leads to N-(2-furyl)acetamide 15 in good yield, illustrating a convenient route to stable derivatives of highly unstable 2-aminofuran. The rearrangement of C,N-diarylamidines on reaction with DAIB contrasts with the observed formation of benzimidazole when the same precursors are treated with lead tetraacetate (LTA). Evidence is presented to support the view that the mode of reaction is determined by the nature of the leaving group in an imide intermediate 19: very good leaving groups [e.g. PhI, N2, AgCl and PhSO2O- (aq.)] appear to favour rearrangement whereas poorer leaving groups [e.g. Cl-, Me2S, Me3N and PhSO2O- (non-aq.)] favour cyclo-α-elimination.

ARYLMETHYL ISOCYANATES

Chloromethyl isocyanate reacts readily with aromatic hydrocarbons in the presence of anhydrous ferric chloride or other catalysts of the Friedel-Crafts reaction with the formation of arylmethyl isocyanates.The latter add alcohols and amines readily, being converted into the corresponding substituted urethanes and ureas.When heated in the presence of catalytic amounts of 1,3-dimethylphosphol-3-ene they give substituted carbodiimides.