Benzyl Isothiocyanate → 1-Benzyl-3-phenyl-2-thiourea
Reaction equation
[CH2:1]([N:8]=[C:9]=[S:10])[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[NH2:11][C:12]1[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=1>C1(C)C=CC=CC=1>[C:12]1([NH:11][C:9]([NH:8][CH2:1][C:2]2[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=2)=[S:10])[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=1Participants
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Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
To a stirred solution of 74.6 g (0.5 mol) of benzylisothiocyanate in 500 mL toluene was added dropwise 46.6 g (0.5 mol) of aniline. The solution was refluxed 18 hours. After cooling, the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was recrystallized from an appropriate solvent to yield N-phenyl-N'-benzylthiourea. Isothiocyanates which are not commercially available may be prepared from aliphatic or aryl primary amines by the following methods: Kurita and Iwakura, Org. Synth. 59, 195; Jochims, Chem. Ber. 101, 1746 (1968); or Castro, Pena, Santos, and Vega, J. Org. Chem. 49, 863 (1984).