Tetrahedron letters

Alkyl and aryl isothiocyanates as masked primary amines

CG Cho, GH Posner

Index: Cho, Cheon-Gyu; Posner, Gary H. Tetrahedron Letters, 1992 , vol. 33, # 25 p. 3599 - 3602

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Abstract

Abstract Primary and secondary (but not tertiary) alkyl as well as aryl isothiocyanates react rapidly with 4-methyl1-1, 2benzenedithiol (1) in methanol at room temperature, releasing the corresponding amines in good yields. This mild and simple procedure for unmasking