Related Compounds
Other carbamates include methyl carbamate (urethylane, m. p. 52-54 °C), butyl carbamate, and phenyl carbamate (m. p. 149-152 °C), which can also be prepared from the corresponding chloroformate and ammonia. These esters are white, crystalline solids at room temperature. Except for the phenyl carbamate, they sublime at moderate temperatures; methyl carbamate sublimes at room temperatures. The first two and ethyl carbamate are very soluble in water, benzene, and ether. These other carbamates (methyl, butyl, and phenyl) are only used in small quantities for research purposes.
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