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Synthesis 1986; 1986(12): 1055-1058
DOI: 10.1055/s-1986-31874
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Dehydrogenation of Cyanamides. An Approach to Cyanimides and Carbonyl Compounds

Reyes Carrau* , Raimundo Freire, Rosendo Hernández, Ernesto Suárez
  • *Instituto de Productos Naturales Orgánicos del C. S. I. C. Carretera La Esperanza 2, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
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12 September 2002 (online)

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Treatment of cyanamides with lead tetraacetate afforded the corresponding cyanimides in high yields. As these compounds can be readily and efficiently hydrolysed to carbonyl compounds; this sequence of reactions allows the synthesis of aldehydes and ketones from primary amines.

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