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J Chromatogr A
; 1132(1-2): 241-7, 2006 Nov 03.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16949593
RESUMO
A deep revision of the carbamate methyl derivatization reaction with sodium hydride/dimethyl sulfoxide/methyl iodide was carried out. Representative carbamates, R(1)-NH-COO-R(2), mainly N-methyl and N-aryl ones, have been studied in order to clarify which carbamates undergo this reaction. Two possible reaction routes are proposed; the route depends on the carbamate substituent (-OR(2) group) more than on the methyl or aryl groups joined to the NH moiety as literature indicates. The classification of carbamates in N-methyl and N-aryl is not suitable to predict the methylation pathway. A laboratory-made closed reactor allows handling the reagents involved, minimizing hazards and simplifying the procedure for rapid analysis.