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A simple condensation between amines and carbon disulfide in aqueous medium allows an efficient synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical substituted thiourea derivatives. This protocol works smoothly with aliphatic primary amines to afford various di- and trisubstituted thiourea derivatives.
M. R. Maddani, K. R. Prabhu, J. Org. Chem., 2010, 75, 2327-2332.


Stable and readily available N,N'-di-Boc-substituted thiourea can be used as a mild thioacylating agent when activated with trifluoroacetic acid anhydride. Through thioacylation of nucleophiles, such as amines, alcohols, thiols, sodium benzene­thiolate, and sodium malonates, a series of thiocarbonyl compounds were prepared with good chemical selectivity and functional group tolerance.
B.-L. Yin, Z.-G. Liu, J.-C. Zhang, Z.-R. Li, Synthesis, 2010, 991-999.