(11)C-labeled carbamates can be obtained in a three-component coupling reaction of primary or secondary amines with CO(2) and (11)C-methylation reagents. [(11)C]Methyl-triflate mediated methylation of carbamino adducts provides the corresponding (11)C-labeled carbamate groups in excellent yields under mild conditions (temperatures </= 40 degrees C, 2 min reaction time). The utility of the metho...

Efficient bismuthand iron-catalyzed three-component syntheses of α-arylglycines have been developed. These methods provide a general, atom-economic route to various N-protected α-arylglycines starting from readily available amides (or carbamates), glyoxalates, and (hetero)arenes with water as the only by-product. Scope and limitations of bismuthand iron-catalyzed reactions are discussed and com...

The amidine bases DBU (1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene) and DBN (1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene) display nucleophilic behaviour towards highly electrophilic p-nitrophenyl carbonate derivatives with ring opening of the bicyclic ring to form corresponding substituted ε-caprolactam and γ-lactam derived carbamates. This simple method presents a unified strategy to synthesize structurally diver...

The electroanalytical techniques of pulse polarography, stripping voltammetry and on-line electrochemical detection have been used for the identification and determination of trace concentrations of a wide variety of environmentally significant organic molecules, usually after the application of sample pretreatment procedures, certain separation techniques and, in some cases, derivatisation. Cl...

Catalytic hydroamination reactions involving the addition of carboxamides (X = CO), carbamates (X = CO(2)) and sulfonamides (X = SO(2)) to unactivated C=C bonds are briefly reviewed. Development in this field of catalytic research is briefly charted, followed by a discussion of possible mechanisms, including arguments to support the operation of both metal and Brønsted acid catalysis in these s...

Ionic liquids are obvious candidates for use in electrochemical applications due to their ionic character. Nevertheless, relatively little has been done to explore their application in electrosynthesis. We have studied the Shono oxidation of arylamines and carbamates using ionic liquids as recyclable solvents and have noted that the viscosity of the medium is a major problem, although with the ...