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DOI: 10.1055/a-2157-5925
Improved Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Ureas via Carbamates
This study was supported by the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab (India). R.P. thanks NIPER for the award of a scholarship for doctoral studies. D.K.T. thanks the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi (India) for the award of a scholarship for doctoral studies.
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Abstract
An efficient, cost-effective, easy and green method is reported for the preparation of N,N′-alkyl aryl ureas and N,N′-dialkylureas via carbamates. This improved procedure is devoid of any hazardous reagents such as phosgene and isocyanates, and shows broad substrate scope with good to excellent yields. As compared to previous reports, this procedure offers an operationally simple, potentially scalable, and, significantly, benign way to synthesize these important urea motifs.
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Publication History
Received: 18 July 2023
Accepted after revision: 18 August 2023
Accepted Manuscript online:
21 August 2023
Article published online:
26 October 2023
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