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HRID 1492879Generated: October 30, 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 numberUS05376553
Source datasetuspto-grants-1994_12
ORD IDord-823271f2412d4d3b9ccf2103338e211b
Source noteuspto-grants-1994_12