Abstract
An environmentally benign reaction is devised for the synthesis of cyanamides from dithiocarbamate salts using iodine and H2O2.
GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
B. K. P. acknowledges the support from the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi (SR/S1/OC-15/2006), and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) [01(2270)/08/EMR-II]. L. J. thanks the CSIR for fellowship. Thanks are also given to CIF, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati for NMR spectra.
Notes
a Reactions were monitored by TLC.
b Confirmed by IR, 1H NMR, and 13C NMR.
c Isolated yield.