title: Ti-amide catalyzed synthesis of cyclic guanidines from di-/triamines and carbodiimides.
abstract: A titanacarborane monoamide catalyzed, one-step synthesis of mono/bicyclic guanidines from commercially available di/triamines and carbodiimides is reported. The reaction mechanism is also proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory on Synthetic Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zuowei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D000577:Amides / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006146:Guanidines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D007094:Imides / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D006146:Guanidines; D007094:Imides; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D014025:Titanium