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HRID 1451149Generated: October 29, 2026

Citric Acid → N,N'-Dicyclohexylurea

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantCitric AcidHCID 311—
ReactantDicyclohexylcarbodiimideHCID 10868—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
ProductN,N'-DicyclohexylureaHCID 4277—

Reaction Steps

Anhydrous citric acid (5 mmoles, 960 mg) and dicyclohexyl carbodiimide (10 mmoles, 2.06 g) were stirred in 30 ml anhydrous tetrahydrofuran for one hour. Dicyclohexylurea crystals formed during the ensuing dehydration reaction were removed by filtration, and the filtrate was dried in vacuo, yielding the dicitrate cyclic diester-containing solid residue.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05604103
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_02
ORD IDord-50f907cc7bb747fcb49d6704fc9601f7
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_02