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

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 77, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 10362-10368

  Duspara, Petar A ^a   Islam, Md Sadequl ^a   Lough, Alan J ^a   Batey, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYL ISOCYANATE; AMINO ACID SALT; AMMONIUM SALT; FREE AMINES; HIGH YIELD; HYDROCHLORIDE SALTS; METHYL ISOCYANATE; PROTONATED; QUANTITATIVE YIELDS; THIOCARBAMATES; TRIETHYLAMINES;

AMINO ACIDS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SALTS; UREA;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

1,1 CARBONYLDIIMIDAZOLE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALPHA AMINO ACID; AMINE; AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBON NITROGEN MONOCYCLE; CRYSTALLIN; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; METHYL ISOCYANATE; METHYLUREA; N METHYL CARBAMOYLIMIDAZOLE; NUCLEOPHILE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; THIOCARBAMIC ACID; THIOL DERIVATIVE; TRIETHYLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CARBAMOYLATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PROTON TRANSPORT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84869192339     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo302084a     Document Type: Article

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