Carbamoyl isocyanates

Dihydro-2//-l,3,5-thiadiazines containing a ring carbonyl or thiocarbonyl group are synthesized from reaction of thioamides with phenoxycarbonyl isocyanate, dimerization of thiocarbamoylisothiocyanates, or dimerization of carbamoyl isocyanates. The latter two [4-1-2] cycloaddition reactions complement the tabulated list of dienes and dienophiles presented in Table 2 (Section 9.09.9.2). 3,6-Disubstituted-3,4-dihydro-2//-l,3,5-thiadiazines are synthesized by treatment of N-substituted A, Wbis(l//-l,2,3-benzotriazol-l-ylmethyl)-amines with thioamides and zinc bromide (Section 9.09.9.1.3). 

Cyclic zwitterionic intermediates have been located as intermediates in the thermal 1,3-shifts of dimethylamino and Ai-piperidinyl groups in carbamoyl isocyanates, carbamoyl isothiocyanates, and carbamoylketenes by computational methods. The interconversions of carbamoyl isocyanates and isothiocyanates have been predicted to occur readily at or near room temperature and the interconversion is expected below room temperature (Scheme 53). ... 

The nucleophilic reacbvity of the C-5 oxygen is well documented however, no quantitative data are available. A-2-Thiazoline-5-ones (212) react at oxygen with acetyl chloride or acetic anhydride (447. 452). benzoyl chloride (447). methyl or phenyl isocyanate (467). carbamoyl chloride (453, 467). or phosphorus derivatives (468, 428) in the presence of bases to give 213, 214, 215. or 216 (Scheme 109). Strong bases such as... 

Preparation from Amines. The most common method of preparing isocyanates, even on a commercial scale, involves the reaction of phosgene [75-44-5] and aromatic or aUphatic amine precursors. The initial reaction step, the formation of N-substituted carbamoyl chloride (1), is highly exothermic and is succeeded by hydrogen chloride elimination which takes place at elevated temperatures. 

Oligomers of phosgene, such as diphosgene [503-38-8] (COCl2)2, have found use in the laboratory preparation of isocyanates. Carbamoyl chlorides, A[,A/-disubstituted ureas, dimethyl- and diphenylcarbonates, and arylsulfonyl isocyanates have also been used to convert amines into urea intermediates, which are subsequendy pyroly2ed to yield isocyanates. These methods have found appHcations for preparation of low boiling point aUphatic isocyanates (2,9,17). 

Low boiling isocyanates, such as methyl isocyanate [624-83-9] are difficult to prepare via conventional phosgenation due to the fact that the A/-alkyl carbamoyl chlorides are volatile below their decomposition poiat. Interestingly, A/-ethyl carbamoyl chloride decomposes at its boiling poiat whereas the A/-propyl carbamoyl chloride is thermoly2ed cleanly into isocyanate and hydrogen chloride. 

Phosgene reacts with a multitude of nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and carbon centers. Reaction with primary alkyl and aryl amines yield carbamoyl chlorides which are readily dehydrohalogenated to isocyanates. Secondary amines also form carbamoyl chlorides. 

The principal additive shrink-resist treatment uses the polymer Synthappret BAP (Bayer AG) which is a polypropylene oxide polyurethane containing reactive carbamoyl sulfonates (or isocyanate bisulfite adduct groups, —NHCOSO —Na" ). An aqueous solution of this polymer is padded onto woven fabrics, which are immediately dried. Other polymers may be appHed at the same time to modify the handle. 

A-Carbamoyldiaziridines can open the three-membered ring and recyclize through the carbamoyl nitrogen, as demonstrated in a benzoyl isocyanate adduct (74JOC3198) and in the formation of (140) (79JOC3935). 

The pyruvaldehyde and phenylglyoxal adducts (19) with trimethyl phosphite reacted with isocyanates to give the carbamoyl-1,3,2-dioxa-phospholens (20), probably as shown. These, with hydrogen chloride, gave phosphate esters of )3-keto-a-hydroxyamides. 

An isocyanate intermediate may also be involved in the selenium-catalyzed process, which starts with the formation of carbonyl selenide from the reaction between selenium and CO, followed by nucleophilic attack by NuH (Scheme 28). When NuH = primary amine, the resulting RNH(CO)SeH intermediate may eliminate H2Se to give the isocyanate, which then reacts with Nu H to give the final product (Scheme 28, path a). Alternatively, oxidation of Nu(CO)SeH by 02 may lead to a bis(carbamoyl)diselenide species, which is attacked by NuH (Scheme 28, path b). 

Potential Uses of These Polymers. We have studied the phenyl isocyanate modification of poly(vinyl alcohol) as a model system. Many uses exist for carbamates as medicines, pesticides and herbicides (67,68). For example, ethyl carbamate has been used to treat leukemia and multiple myeloma. Ethyl carbamate has also been used as an antidote for central nervous system poisoning by strychnine. The tranquilizer Meprobamate is a carbamate derivitive. Numerous pesticides and herbicides, such as Sevin and Propham, are also carbamate derivatives. Propham is isopropyl N-phenylcarbamate which bears a strong resemblence to the polymers of Equation 21, and this compound is used as a preemergence herbicide. Numerous other close analogs could be cited also. We might note also that the N-phenyl carbamoyl unit bears... 

The condensation of isocyanate esters with diguanides proceeds in an entirely comparable manner, providing a corresponding series of s-triazin-2-ones (i.e. substituted ammelines) 378). However, since loss of water from carbamoyl-intermediates [e.g. RNHCONH C( NH)NH C( NH) -NH2] occurs much less readily than loss of hydrogen sulphide from their thiocarbamoyl-analogues, melamines are not formed in this reaction 378). The production of adducts from phenyl isocyanate and tetra-. 

Amidoximes (96) react at the hydroxy group with isocyanates or carbamoyl chlorides. The resulting urethanes (105) can be cyclized in boiling acetic anhydride (Scheme 43). A,A-Disubstituted urethanes (106) as well as the A-carbamoyl compounds (108), give oxadiazolinones (107) (Schemes 43 and 44) <63HCA1073>. 

Figure 6. Example of resolution of chiral drugs on immobilized /3-cyclodextrin derivatized with (S)-naph-thylethyl isocyanate leaving polar carbamoyl groups. Reprinted with permission from ref 62.

The synthesis of the protected 5-hydroxy P-amino acids 91 required a stereoselective amination of the vinyl sulfoximine 4 (Scheme 1.3.29). Carbamoylation of alcohols 4 with trichloroacetyl isocyanate afforded carbamates 86 in high yields. 

Resin-bound triazenes with a free NH group can be acylated by treatment with acyl halides, or carbamoylated by treatment with isocyanates [342]. The resulting triazene derivatives are stable towards strong bases, but undergo acidolysis when treated with TFA or TMSC1, yielding amides and ureas, respectively (Entries 1 and 2, Table 3.16). Polystyrene-bound triazenes devoid of a free NH group or carbamates can be cleaved from the support by treatment with acyl halides to yield amides (Entries 3 and 4, Table 3.16). 

Because many more alcohols than alkyl halides are commercially available, the Mitsu-nobu reaction enables the synthesis of larger and more diverse compound arrays than alkylation with alkyl halides. A -AcyIsuIfonamides are strongly acidic and can be alkylated with diazomethane (Entry 6, Table 8.9) or trimethylsilyldiazomethane [137]. Resin-bound sulfonamides have been N-acylated by treatment with acyl halides, and N-carbamoylated by treatment with isocyanates [138]. 

Support-bound C,F I-acidic compounds, such as acetoacetamides, react with isocyanates under basic conditions to yield amides through C-carbamoylation [71]. Similarly, polystyrene-bound aryllithium compounds can be converted into benzamides by treatment with isocyanates [111]. These reactions are closely related to C-thiocarbamoyla-tion, which has been used for the solid-phase synthesis of thioamides (see Section 13.9). Amides have also been prepared by C-alkylation of resin-bound N-acylaminals with allyltrimethylsilane or diethylzinc (Entry 11, Table 13.7). 

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