Synthesis 2004(1): 15-16  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-44349
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A Simple Route to N,N-Disubstituted Selenoureas from N,N-Disubstituted Cyanamides­

Dietmar Keila, Horst Hartmann*b
a Sensient Imaging Technologies GmbH, SynTec Division, ChemiePark Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Arial A; Emil-Fischer-Strasse 3, 06766 Wolfen­, Germany
b Fachbereich Chemie, Fachhochschule Merseburg, Geusaer Str., 06217 Merseburg, Germany
Fax: +49(3461)462192; e-Mail: Horst.Hartmann@cui.fh-merseburg.de;
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Publication History

Received 11 August 2003
Publication Date:
19 November 2003 (online)

Abstract

N,N-Disubstituted selenoureas 4 can be obtained in satisfactory yields by addition of an acid to a mixture of freshly prepared sodium selenide and N,N-disubstituted cyanamides 5.