Abstract
The reaction of isocyanates and isothiocyanates with long-chain alcohols, e.g. n-hexanol, n-heptanol and n-octanol, exclusively gave N-aryl-O-alkyl carbamates, while N-aryl-O-alkyl carbamates were formed along with symmetrical 1,3-disubstituted ureas and thioureas when the same reactions were carried out with small-chain alcohols at room temperature without using any solvent.
Acknowledgements
The authors are thankful to the Pakistan Science Foundation ‘PSF Grants for Active Scientists and Technologists of Pakistan’ for funding for this research work.