Synthesis of carbamates from carbon dioxide promoted by organostannanes and alkoxysilanes

Germain, Nicolas; Hermsen, Marko; Schaub, Thomas and Trapp, Oliver (2017): Synthesis of carbamates from carbon dioxide promoted by organostannanes and alkoxysilanes. In: Applied Organometallic Chemistry, Vol. 31, No. 10, e3733

Abstract

A cooperative methoxy transfer between orthosilicate esters and organotin oxides was developed for the synthesis of various N-alkyl and N-aryl carbamates from carbon dioxide in up to 97% isolated yield. The reaction is highly selective and N-alkylated amines are not observed. Density functional theory calculations of the reaction were performed and, together with NMR observations, a plausible mechanism featuring the catalytic regeneration of dialkyltin dialkoxide is proposed.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Faculties: Chemistry and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry
• Subjects: 500 Science > 540 Chemistry
• ISSN: 0268-2605
• Language: English