Title:  Di-tert-butyl Tricarbonate 
CAS Registry Number:  24424-95-1 
CAS Name:  Tricarbonic acid bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)ester 
Molecular Formula:  C11H18O7 
Molecular Weight:  262.26 
Percent Composition:  C 50.38%, H 6.92%, O 42.70% 
Literature References:  Mild reagent which converts most primary amines quantitatively into their corresponding isocyanate.  Prepn:  C. S. Dean, D. S. Tarbell, Chem. Commun. 1969, 728; B. M. Pope et al., Org. Synth. 57, 45 (1977).  Kinetic study:  eidem, J. Org. Chem. 43, 2410 (1978).  Use in prepn of isocyanates:  H. W. I. Peerlings, E. W. Meijer, Tetrahedron Lett. 40, 1021 (1999); of polyurethanes:  R. V. Versteegen et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 38, 2917 (1999). 
Properties:  Crystalline solid, mp 64-65° (Dean); also reported as colorless prisms, mp 62-63° (Pope). 
Melting point:  mp 64-65° (Dean); mp 62-63° (Pope) 
Use:  In synthesis of polyurethanes.   |