P. Molina et al., A GENERALIZED AND EFFICIENT PREPARATION OF A NOVEL CLASS OF MACROCYCLIC BIS(GUANIDINES) FROM CYCLIC BIS(CARBODIIMIDES), Journal of organic chemistry, 63(9), 1998, pp. 2922-2927
Reaction of readily available macrocyclic bis(carbodiimides) with nitr
ogen reagents such as ammonia, primary or secondary alkylamines, and a
lpha,omega-diamino compounds provided a novel class of macrocyclic bis
(guanidines), which were isolated as crystalline solids in high yields
(74-98%). The crystal and molecular structure of the bis(guanidine) d
erived from bicyclo[8.8.2]docosane 10a has been determined.