Phosgene → 1,3-Bis(cyclohexylmethyl)urea

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A mixture of cyclohexanemethylamine (Aldrich, 68.66 g) and 5 N sodium hydroxide (Fisher, 200 ml) was stirred vigorously with cooling (−10° C.) while a solution of phosgene (30.0 g) in toluene (600 ml) was added rapidly. After stirring for 20 minutes, the resulting mixture was filtered and the precipitated solid was washed with water (˜1500 ml) and dried at 67 Pa (0.5 Torr) to give 1,3-bis(cyclohexylmethyl)urea as white powder (72.72 g, 95%), m.p. 150-152° C.; 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6) δ: 5.74 (br t, J=5.8 Hz, 2, 2 NH), 2.81 (t, J=6.3 Hz, 4, 2 NCH2), 1.62, 1.25, and 0.85 (all m, 22, 2 cyclohexyl).

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