Iodoethane → tert-Butyl ethyl(prop-2-en-1-yl)carbamate

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The sub-titled compound was prepared from tert-butyl allylcarbamate (1.0 g), 60% sodium hydride (0.254 g), ethyl iodide (1.55 ml) and anhydrous N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (4 ml) by the method of Example 2(ii). The crude product was purified by chromatography on silica gel eluting with iso-hexane:ethyl acetate (19:1) to afford (0.53 g) of a colourless oil.

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