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HRID 2419039Generated: October 30, 2026

Methyl isothiocyanate → N-methyl-N'-(4-(2-pyridyl)butyl)thiourea

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl isothiocyanateHCID 11167—
Reactant4-(Pyridin-2-yl)butan-1-amineHCID 13511083—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
ProductN-methyl-N'-(4-(2-pyridyl)butyl)thioureaHCID 2046671667.3%

Reaction Steps

The reaction of 2-(4-aminobutyl)pyridine (3.0 g) and methyl isothiocyanate (1.6 g) in ethanol (25 ml) for 0.5 hours followed by chromatography of the product on silica and elution with ethyl acetate affords N-methyl-N'-(4-(2-pyridyl)butyl)thiourea (3.0 g) as a colourless oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04104382
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_08
ORD IDord-c95b360881aa49b29a3e5b8a78fb7bb4
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_08