Burgess reagent

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Burgess reagent
Names
IUPAC name
1-Methoxy-N-triethylammoniosulfonyl-methanimidate
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard
100.157.812 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 629-648-8
UNII
  • InChI=1/C8H18N2O4S/c1-5-10(6-2,7-3)15(12,13)9-8(11)14-4/h5-7H2,1-4H3
    Key: YSHOWEKUVWPFNR-UHFFFAOYAN
  • O=S(=O)(N=C([O-])OC)[N+](CC)(CC)CC
Properties
C8H18N2O4S
Molar mass 238.30 g·mol−1
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H315, H319, H335
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

The Burgess reagent (methyl N-(triethylammoniumsulfonyl)carbamate) is a mild and selective dehydrating

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The Burgess reagent is used to convert secondary and tertiary

inner salt
. A general mechanism is shown below.

General Mechanism for the Burgess reagent.

Preparation

The reagent is prepared from

chlorosulfonylisocyanate by reaction with methanol and triethylamine in benzene:[3]

Burgess reagent

References

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  2. ^ Sachin Khapli, Satyajit Dey & Dipakranjan Mal (2001). "Burgess reagent in organic synthesis" (PDF). J. Indian Inst. Sci. 81: 461–476. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-03-02.
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