The synthesis of 1-thioallophanic acid S-methyl ester (1) and some reactions with amino compounds are investigated.
(1) was obtained by acid hydrolysis of cyanamidedithiocarbonic acid dimethyl ester. (1) was identified as the authentic sample obtained by the acid hydration of methylmercaptocarbonyl cyanamide.
(1) reacted with aliphatic amines to form 1-substituted biurets at room temperature in good yields, but with aniline to form 1-thio-4-phenylallophanic acid S-methyl ester in boiling dioxane.
Guanylbiuret was obtained through the reaction of (1) with free guanidine in aqueous solution at room temperature.
Cyanobiuret (2) was also obtained by the reaction of (1) with cyanamide in the presence of sodium hydroxide. (2) gave ammelide by its ring closure, and gave triuret by acid hydrolysis.
From these results, it was clarified that (1) is useful for synthesis of unstable biuret derivatives.
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