Synthetic Communications · 1998 · 24 citations · 9 references
Natural SciencesChemistryOrganic ChemistryOrganic SynthesisAlkylation Reactions
Abstract Treatment of commercially available alkyl and cycloalkyl thioureas with methyl iodide provides the corresponding S-alkylisothiouronium iodide which reacts directly with ornithine to yield the title compounds.
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