The optimized methods for N-alkyl and N,N-dialkyl substituted thioureas
synthesis starting from ammonium thiocyanates, waste water constituent from
the production of tetramethylthiuram monosulfide (TMTS), and alkyl amine, are
presented in this work. Therefore, thioureas synthesis was developed in two
ways: Method I - reaction of the thiocyanate and alkylamine in the presence
of hydrochloric acid; Method II - reaction of the thiocyanate with benzoyl
chloride following by amine addition in the first step, and base hydrolysis
in the second step. The structure of the synthesized compounds was confirmed
by IR, 1H and 13C NMR and MS instrumental methods, and purity was determined
by high-performance liquid chromatography method. It is shown that the
proposed methods offer a high degree of conversion and purity of product,
absence of by-products and technological applicability at industrial scale.
Considering importance of the tetramethylthiuram disulfide (TMTD) and TMTS as
vulcanization accelerators as well as thiourea as the pharmacologically
active compounds, it can be said that application of the optimized methods of
thiourea synthesis will provide significant improvement in sustainable
development and implementation of eco-friendly production technology. The
described, environmentally benign process of thioureas synthesis, represent a
suitable option to existing methods. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike
Srbije, br. 43007: Exploring the impact of climate change on the living
environment: monitoring of impact, adaptation, mitigation]
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