Formation and decomposition of nitrocyanamide in strong mineral acids

AA Astrat'ev, LL Kuznetsov

Index: Astrat'ev; Kuznetsov Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2002 , vol. 38, # 9 p. 1252 - 1259

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Abstract

Abstract Nitrourea is the major product of acid-catalyzed decomposition of nitrocyanamide. Study of the kinetics of this process in aqueous sulfuric and nitric acid unexpectedly revealed a fairly high resistance of nitrocyanamide to acids, so that it can be synthesized not only in alkaline but also in strongly acid media.