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The Reactivity and Regiochemical Effect of Nitrosonium Species in the Nitrosation of N-Methyl-N'-Substituted Phenylureas
The Reactivity and Regiochemical Effect of Nitrosonium Species in the Nitrosation of N-Methyl-N'-Substituted Phenylureas
Journal of the Korean Chemical Society. 1991. Jun, 35(3): 240-248
  • Published : June 20, 1991
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Kim, Jack C.
Cho, In-Seop
Choi, Soon-Kyu

Abstract
The regioselectivity in the nitrosation of seven N-methyl-N'-substituted phenylureas ($CH_3NHCONHC_6H_4-G$; G = H, p-CH$_3$, m-CH$_3$, m-CH$_3$O, p-F, m-F, m-Br) was examined using NaNO$_2$ and 4 different acids (diluted HCl, HCOOH, CH$_3$COOH, CF$_3$COOH). In all cases, the two regioisomeric products, N-nitroso-N-methyl-N'-substituted phenylureas (A) and N'-nitroso-N-methyl-N'-substituted phenylureas (B) were observed to be formed as major products and product ratios were determined by the integration of their methyl peaks in $^1$H-NMR. Electron donating substitutent(G) on phenyl of the ureas generally led to increase the ratio of B to A. The data have revealed that the relative sensitivity of the nitrosonium species (HONO, HCOONO, CH$_3$COONO, CF$_3$COONO) toward the change of electron density on nitrogen with phenyl substitutents are 1.00 : 0.93 : 0.78 : > �� 0.7.