· Calcium carbide (CaC 2) is a renewable chemical, which can be recycled from calcium that is abundant in the Earth's crust. Furthermore, CaC 2 rapidly reacts with water. In this work, we used CaC 2 as a dehydrating agent for the direct synthesis of carbamates (including polyurethane precursors) from amines, CO 2, and MeOH. All reagents were ...