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Mechanistic Studies in the Chemistry of Urea. Part 9. Reactions of 1,2-Diaminoethane and Related Compounds with Urea and N-Alkylated Ureas
Butler, Anthony R.,Hussain, Ishtiaq
, p. 317 - 319 (2007/10/02)
Reaction of urea with 1,2-diaminoethane results in formation of imidazolidin-2-one (1).Isotopic labelling and a study of the reactions of N-alkylated 1,2-diaminoethane indicate that the reaction mechanism involves an isocyanate intermediate. 1,3-Diaminopropane gives a similar product.