- Riemschneider thiocarbamate synthesis
The Riemschneider thiocarbamate synthesis produces
aromatic thiocarbamates starting with the corresponding aromaticthiocyanate . [cite journal
title = Die Schmelzpunkte primärer Monothiocarbamidsäure-S-n-alkyl-ester Thiocarbamate. VI. Mitteilung
author = Randolph Riemschneider, G. Orlick
journal = Angewandte Chemie
volume = 64
issue = 15
pages = 429
year = 1952
url =
doi = 10.1002/ange.19520641506 ] [cite journal
title = Thiocarbamates. III.1 Aryl Thiocarbamates from Aryl Thiocyanates
author = R. Riemschneider, F. Wojahn, and G. Orlick
journal = Journal of the American Chemical Society
volume = 73
issue = 12
pages = 5905 - 5907
year = 1951
url =
doi = 10.1021/ja01156a552 ]The thiocyanate is treated with
sulfuric acid and thenhydrolyzed with ice water. ["Merck Index of Chemicals and Drugs, 9th ed." Organic name reactions section]The reaction was discovered by the German chemist
Randolph Riemschneider .References
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