Methyl iodide → N-(tert-Butoxycarbonyl)-N'-methylethylenediamine

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To a solution of (2-amino-ethyl)-carbamic acid-tert-butyl ester (5 g) and triethylamine (6.5 ml) in tetrahydrofuran (1000 ml) at 0° C. was added methyliodide (1.94 ml) dropwise over a period of 1 hour. The mixture was allowed to warm to ambient temperature and stirred for 72 hours before removal of solvents by evaporation. The residue was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was separated, dried (MgSO4) and solvent removed by evaporation to give the title compound (3.7 g).

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