Thiocyanates sulfonic acid esters

Sec. from prim, amines and sulfonic acid esters Thiocyanates from sulfonic acid esters... 

Potassium thiocyanate Thiocyanates from sulfonic acid esters... 

A MW-assisted protocol for the synthesis of azides, thiocyanates, and sulfones has been developed (Scheme 12) that has proved to be a useful alternative, as the use of environmentally deterimental volatile chlorinated hydrocarbons is avoided.All the reactions with these readily available halides or tosylates have shown significant increase in reactivity, thus reducing the reaction times with substantial improvement in the yields. Various functional groups such as ester, carboxylic acid, carbonyl, and hydroxyl were unaffected under the mild reaction conditions employed. This method involves simple experimental procedures and product isolation which avoids the use of phase-transfer catalysts, and is expected to contribute to the development of greener strategy for the preparation of various azides, thiocyanates, sulfones, and other useful compounds. 

A-Phosphorylated imidazoles and benzimidazoles can be made by direct phosphorylation by halides, esters, amides, amidoesters, isocyanates, and thiocyanates of phosphorus-containing acids, or from reaction of phosphonic or phosphinic imidazolides with a sulfonic acid or anhydride <82CB1636>. Stable charge transfer complexes are produced when a 1 1 or 1 2 ratio of imidazole (or benzimidazole) and sulfur trioxide are refluxed in ether, dioxane, THE, or 1,2-dichloroethane. These complexes are stable on storage in the absence of water and have sharp melting points. Indeed, the benzimidazole SO3 complex must be boiled for five hours in water to decompose it. On fusion, the complexes form the C-sulfonic acids (see Section 3.02.5.3.3) <87CHE1084>. Sulfonyl chlorides readily A-sulfonate imidazoles <94JMC332>. 

C14H12N2O3S2 4-amino-3-hydroxy-phenyl-thiocyanic acid ester, p-toluene sulfonate... 

Effluents from the manufacture of Pb(CH3)4 can be treated with an alkali metal borohydride, e.g., NaBH4 at pH 8 to 11 to substantially reduce the level of dissolved lead compounds, like [Pb(CH3)3][145, 146]. Zn can also be used [147]. Liquid NH3 and toluene are used to remove solid NH4Clfrom the apparatus for producing Pb(CH3)4 by the NH3- or amine-catalyzed reaction of CH3CI with a PbNa alloy [148]. Stabilization of Pb(CH3)4, and of antiknock fluids containing Pb(CH3)4, is accomplished by addition of compounds, like toluene [149], xylene [141, 150], styrenes [151], naphthalenes [149, 151, 152], anthracenes [152], substituted phenols [141, 152 to 155], olefinic hydrocarbons [152], alcohols [141, 152], amines [155], hydroquinones [156], ethers [141], saturated or unsaturated carboxylic acids [141, 152], esters of phosphoric acid [152], or of sulfuric acid [157], or of sulfonic acids [141], imidazoles [158], alkyl halides and alkyl thiocyanates [141], or tall oil [159] see also Organolead Compounds , Vol. 2, Section 1.1.1.2, to be published. 

This MW-assisted synthesis of azides, thiocyanates and sulfones proved to be a useful alternative that avoids the use of environmentally detrimental volatile chlorinated hydrocarbons. Various functional groups such as ester, carboxylic acid, carbonyl and hydroxyl were unalTected under the mild reaction conditions employed. ... 

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