THE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS OF N-ACYLTHIOUREAS

1974 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 697-701 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne I. Congdon ◽  
John T. Edward

N-Benzoylthiourea (pKHA 10.9) and other N-acylthioureas ionize in alkaline solution, and then are rapidly hydrolyzed to thiourea and a carboxylic acid. The rates become independent of hydroxide ion concentration when this exceeds about 0.1 M and point to a mechanism in which hydrolysis takes place by attack of an hydroxide ion on the un-ionized molecule of N-acylthiourea. This mechanism accords with the Arrhenius parameters for the hydrolysis of N-benzoylthiourea in 0.2 N sodium hydroxide, and with the Hammett ρ value of 0.10 for the hydrolysis of m- and p-substituted N-benzoylthioureas in 1.0 N potassium hydroxide.

1972 ◽  
Vol 50 (23) ◽  
pp. 3780-3788 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne I. Congdon ◽  
John T. Edward

1-Acyl-2-thiohydantoins ionize in alkaline solution (pK ∼ 7). In solutions more alkaline than pH > 11 they are rapidly hydrolyzed to 2-thiohydantoin and a carboxylic acid, by attack of a hydroxide ion on the conjugate base of the 1-acyl-2-thiohydantoin. Possible mechanisms to accord with the entropy of activation, which is less negative than usual for base-catalyzed amide hydrolyses, are discussed. 1-Benzoyl-2-thiohydantoin hydrolyzes more rapidly than 1-acetyl-2-thiohydantoin, possibly because the ground state of the former molecule is destabilized by steric effects.


1971 ◽  
Vol 49 (17) ◽  
pp. 2797-2802 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. E. Horning ◽  
G. Lacasse ◽  
J. M. Muchowski

The sulfuric acid catalyzed acylation of 2-methyl-5-nitroisocarbostyril with carboxylic acid anhydrides gave the corresponding 4-acylated derivatives 3, which underwent reductive cyclization to 2-substituted derivatives of 4-methyl-1,3,4,5-tetrahydropyrrolo[4.3.2.de]isoquinolin-5-one (4). Alkaline hydrolysis of the six-membered lactam in 4 was accompanied by a retro-Mannich reaction to produce 2-substituted indole-4-carboxylic acids in about 40 % overall yield from 3.


Author(s):  
Lavinel G. IONESCU ◽  
Vera Lucia Trindade ◽  
Elizabeth Fatima de Souza

The experimental results obtained/or the hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl diphenyl phosphate (NPDPP) in the presence of sodium hydroxide (NaOH), micelles of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), and an aqueous solution of glycerol were analyzed taking into consideration the internal pressure and the cohesive forces of the reaction medium. The effect of glycerol on mice/le formation and also its influence on the internal pressure of the reaction medium are large enough to affect the micellar catalyzed alkaline hydrolysis of the phosphate ester.


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