González-Fernández R, Álvarez D, Crochet P, Cadierno V, Menéndez MI, López R. Catalytic hydration of cyanamides with phosphinous acid-based ruthenium(
ii) and osmium(
ii) complexes: scope and mechanistic insights.
Catal Sci Technol 2020. [DOI:
10.1039/d0cy00523a]
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Abstract
The catalytic hydration of cyanamides to ureas has been accomplished employing, for the first time, homogeneous catalysts, i.e. the phosphinous acid complexes [MCl2(η6-p-cymene)(PMe2OH)] (M = Ru, Os).
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