
%0 Journal Article
%A Hall, KJ 
%A Watts, DW 
%T The isomerization of ammonium cyanates. II. The kinetics of isomerization of ammonium and alkylammonium cyanates in dimethyl sulphoxide-water mixtures
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1977/04/01
%V 30
%N 4
%P 903-906
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9770903
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9770903 
%X The kinetics of the isomerizations of ammonium, methylammonium and ethylammonium cyanates to urea, methylurea and ethylurea have been studied in aqueous dimethyl sulphoxide over the range 0-100% dimethyl sulphoxide. Side reactions occur at all solvent compositions and urea formation accounts for only between 65% and 90% of products. The side reaction in water produces carbonate and in dimethyl sulphoxide biuret or alkyl-substituted biurets. The proportion of each of these products in solvent mixtures has not been determined. 
