Carbohydrazide cyanate condensation products

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Pellizzari and Roncagliolo2 prepared this compound by reaction of carbohydrazide in dilute acetic acid with 2 mols of potassium cyanate and also by condensation of carbohydrazide- A-carboxamide hydrochloride with 1 mol of cyanate. The former procedure does not give a pure product, probably because of the preferential formation of the less soluble carbohydrazide-A-carboxamide. The latter reacts wjth hydrochloric acid to form the hydrochloride, which is water-soluble. Prior condensation of carbohydrazide to form the A-carboxamide is advantageous, since the hydrochloride of this compound will undergo further reaction with cyanate to give the desired product by precipitation from water. When the procedure outlined below is followed, it is not necessary to recrystallize the carbohydrazide-A, A -dicarboxamide unless an extremely pure material is desired. 

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