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DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1289749
The Cyanamide Moiety, Synthesis and Reactivity
Publication History
Received: 17 January 2012
Accepted after revision: 20 February 2012
Publication Date:
12 April 2012 (online)

Abstract
The cyanamide moiety provides many opportunities as a building block for the synthesis of nitrogen-containing heterocycles. This review discusses the reported methods for the preparation of alkyl- andN-acylcyanamides and illustrates their reactivity vis-à-vis nucleophilic additions, cycloadditions, radical chemistry and coordination chemistry.
1Introduction
2Biological Relevance of the Cyanamide Moiety
3Access to Cyanamides
3.1Cyanation of Amines
3.2Palladium Catalysis
3.3Deoxygenation of Isocyanates
3.4Desulfurization of Thioureas
4Reactivity of Cyanamides
4.1Nucleophilic Additions
4.2Cycloadditions
4.3Additions to Carbonyl Groups
4.4Chlorinations and Oxidations withtert-Butyl-N-chlorocyanamide
4.5Cyanamides as Radical Partners
5Coordination Chemistry of Cyanamides
6Conclusion
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