Water → HCID 21907513, compound

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A 0° C. solution of methyl 5-amino-2-methyl-3-nitrobenzoate (1 g, 4.76 mmol, prepared according to the procedure described in J.Med.Chem. 1984, 27, 386) and diisopropylethylamine (0.91 mL, 5.24 mmol) in THF (24 mL) was treated with benzyl chloroformate (0.65 mL, 5.34 mmol), stirred at 0° C. for 30 minutes, warmed to room temperature for 2 hours, poured into water, and extracted twice with ethyl acetate. The combined extracts were washed with brine, dried (MgSO4), filtered, and concentrated to give 1.7 g of the desired product. MS (ESI(−)) m/e 343 (M−H)−.

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