| abstract |
CYANIC ACID ESTERS HAVING THE FORMULA R(O-C$N)X IN WHICH R IS AN ALKYL OR CYCLOALKYL RADICAL CONTAINING AN ELECTRON-ATTRACTING SUBSTITUENT, AN ARYL RADICAL, A SUBSTITUTED ARYL RADICAL FREE FROM THE DIMULTANEIOUS PRESENCE OF STERICALLY HINDERED SUBSTITUENTS IN BOTH ORTHO POSITIONS TO THE CORRESPONDING -0-C$N GROUP OR A HETEROCYCLIC RADICAL, AND X IS A WHOLE NUMBER FROM 1 TO 6. THE ESTERS CAN BE HYDROLYZED TO THE CORRESPONDING CARBONATES WHICH ARE KNOWN COMPOUNDS. |