Abstract
The cyanamide moiety consists of a nitrogen atom bearing a nitrile group. When the nitrogen atom is substituted with a carbonyl group, one speaks of N-acylcyanamide. Thanks to its original structure, it possesses unique properties as a building block in organic synthesis, as a ligand in organometallic applications or as an essential function in bioactive compounds. The synthesis and chemical transformations of mono- and disubstituted cyanamides have been reviewed in depth by Nekrasov in 2004, so only the recent literature will be covered in this section.
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Only a catalytic amount of AIBN is needed for this homolytic aromatic substitution involving aryl iodides. This result suggests that the mechanism pictured in Fig. 1.39 could be at work in that case.
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