A Facile and Efficient One-Pot Regioselective Synthesis of 2-Hydroxyalkyl Dithiocarbamates under Catalyst-Free Conditions

Abstract

A simple catalyst-free, and highly regioselective approach to 2-hydroxyalkyl dithiocarbamates is described which involves a one-pot reaction of various amines and carbon disulfide,CS2, with epoxides in ethanol at room temperature.

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B. Movassagh and B. Shokri, "A Facile and Efficient One-Pot Regioselective Synthesis of 2-Hydroxyalkyl Dithiocarbamates under Catalyst-Free Conditions," International Journal of Organic Chemistry, Vol. 2 No. 3, 2012, pp. 248-253. doi: 10.4236/ijoc.2012.23033.

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