Synthesis 2018; 50(23): 4606-4610
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1610659
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Preparation of Rearranged Allylic Isocyanates from the Reaction of Allylic Alcohols with 1-Cyano-4-dimethylaminopyridinium Bromide

Daler Baidilov
,
Mariia Makarova
,
Lukas Rycek
,
Department of Chemistry and Centre for Biotechnology, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada   Email: thudlicky@brocku.ca
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We are grateful to the following agencies for financial support of this work: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) (Idea to Innovation and Discovery Grants), Canada Research Chair Program, Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), TDC Research, Inc., TDC Research Foundation, the Ontario Partnership for Innovation and Commercialization (OPIC), and The Advanced Biomanufacturing Centre (Brock University).
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Publication History

Received: 14 July 2018

Accepted after revision: 05 September 2018

Publication Date:
11 October 2018 (online)


Abstract

A shorter and less costly alternative to Ichikawa’s [1,3]-transposition protocol for cyanates to isocyanates is described.

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