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Process for producing cyclic ureas

US4918186A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 7, 1989
Grant dateApr 17, 1990
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Expiry dateMar 7, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07D263/22
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for producing a cyclic urea is provided. The process comprises reacting a diamine expressed by the formula (II) EQU R-HN-R'-NH-R (II) wherein R represents hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group and R' represent dimethylene group, a lower alkyl group-substituted dimethylene group, trimethylene group, a lower alkyl group-substituted trimethylene group, tetramethylene group, a lower alkyl group-substituted tetramethylene group, but a case where R represents hydrogen atom and R' represent dimethylene group, a case where R represents hydrogen atom and R' represents a lower alkyl group-substituted dimethylene group and a case where R represent methyl group and R' represents dimethylene group are excluded, with phosgene in the presence of a dehydrochlorinating agent. In the process, the diamine is first converted to its hydrochloride, followed by reacting the hydrochloride with phosgene in water solvent while maintaining a pH of the reaction liquid in the range of 5.0 to 8.0 by said dehydrochlorinating agent to obtain a cyclic urea expressed by the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R and R' are each as defined above.

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