Thiophosgene → Thiourea, N,N'-didodecyl-

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Thiophosgene (10.0 mls, 0.13 moles) is added dropwise to a stirred solution of dodecylamine (100 g, 0.54 moles) in toluene (210 mls). The mixture is heated to reflux for four hours then cooled in an icebath. The precipitate is filtered off, rinsed with toluene then ether, and dried, then treated with hot dilute HCl, rinsed with water and redried. Recrystallization from ethyl acetate gave the product (40.5 g), mp 75°-78° C.

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