NaIO4-oxidized carbonylation of amines to ureas.
Oxidative carbonylation of amines using NaIO(4) as the oxidant and NaI as a promoter affords good to excellent yields of ureas from primary amines in the absence of transition metal catalysts.
Shelton
Phillip A
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Department of Chemistry and Center for Catalysis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7200, USA.
Zhang
Yue
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Nguyen
Thi Hoang Ha
TH
McElwee-White
Lisa
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D000588:Amines / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010504:Periodic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D012974:Sodium Iodide / Q000737:chemistry; D014508:Urea / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
D000588:Amines; D010504:Periodic Acid; D014508:Urea; C009288:metaperiodate; D012974:Sodium Iodide