Abstract
A series of isothiocyanates were prepared in good yields by the decomposition of dithiocarbamates using chlorosilanes such as Me 3 SiCl, Me 2 SiCl 2 , MeSiCl 3 , and SiCl 4 as decomposition reagents. Alkyl isothiocyanates were obtained by a facile one-pot method in high yield from alkyl amines using these inexpensive decomposition reagents in the presence of a base.
Acknowledgments
This project was supported by the Key Project of Ministry of Education of China (No. 03053) and by the Scientific Research Fund (No. 20050722) of the Education Department of Zhejiang Province.