Carbon Tetrachloride → N,N'-Methanetetraylbis(benzenamine)

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1,3-Diphenylthiourea (22.8 g), triphenylphosphine (10.1 g) triethylamine (10.1 g) and carbon tetrachloride (21.6 g) were refluxed for 4 hours in methylene chloride (300 ml). The solvent was removed under vacuum. The residue was shaken with hexane (300 ml); the hexane solution was evaporated and the residue was distilled to afford the title compound as an oil bp 115°-120°/0.3 mm. Similarly, by using this procedure, but employing other 1,3-disubstituted thioureas instead of 1,3-diphenylthiourea, other carbodiimides can be made.

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