Ethyl Acetate → 914452-60-1

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A solution of 4-bromobenzylamine (5 g, 26.9 mmol) in THF (50 ml) and water (50 ml) was cooled down to 0° C. with sodium hydroxide (1.13 g, 28.2 mmol). Benzyl chloroformate (4.0 ml, 28.2 mmol) was added slowly and the reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 h and at r.t. for 18 hours. Brine (50 ml) and EtOAc (50 mL) were added and the phases were separated. The aqueous phase was extracted with EtOAc (40 mL). The organic phase was dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to dryness to yield a light pink solid (9.27 g, 100%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3), δ: 4.34 (2 H, d, J=6.0 Hz, CH2NH), 5.14 (2 H, s, OCH2), 7.17 (2 H, d, J=8.1 Hz, Ar), 7.33-7.40 (5 H, m, Ar), 7.46 (2 H, d, J=8.3 Hz, Ar)

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