| abstract |
PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BRANCHED ALKYL ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID ESTER OF THE GENERAL FORMULA R-N=C=S IN WHICH R IS A STRAIGHT OR BRAHCNED ALKYL RADICAL HAVING ABOUT 1-6 CARBON ATOMS, SAID PROCESS COMPRISING REACTING AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF ABOUT ONE MOLE OF A DITHIOCARBAMATE OF THE GENERAL FORMULA R-NH-C(=S)-S-ME IN WHICH ME IS AN NH4 GROUP, AN ALKYL AMMONIUM GROUP, AN ALKALINE EARTH METAL ATOM, OR AN ALKALI METAL ATOM, WITH AT LEAST ONE MOLE OF AN AQUEOUS HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLUTION, SAID REACTION CONDUCTED AT ABOUT 50*-120*C., AND AT A PH OF ABOUT 5-9, AND ISOLATING THE RESULTING ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID ESTER. THE ESTERS ARE USEFUL AS INTERMEDIATE IN THE PREPARATION OF OTHER COMPOUNDS AND ARE BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE. |