University of Tehran Journal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran 1016-1104 12 1 2001 03 01 THE DEALKYLATION OF TERTIARY AMINES WITH THIOPHOSGENE AND 1-CHLOROETHYL CHLOROTHIONOFORMATE - 31815 EN Journal Article Thiophosgene and 1-chloroethyl chlorothionoformate react readily with tertiary amines, and give the dialkylamine hydrochloride after hydrolysis of the initial product with water. Benzyl and allyl groups are cleaved in preference to methyl and other alkyl groups. The rection with the isoquinoline alkaloid narcotine occurs particularly easily. https://jsciences.ut.ac.ir/article_31815_c15e297925c4cff8760eead96426b961.pdf