n-Butyl carbamate → Butyloxycarbonyl isocyanate

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Reaction Steps

Oxalyl chloride (25.0 g., 0.2 mol.) is added to a suspension of 16.4 g. (0.14 mol.) of butyl carbamate in 75 ml. of chloroform. After cessation of gas evolution, the reaction mixture is refluxed in a nitrogen atmosphere for 12 hours. The mixture is cooled, filtered and the filtrate is distilled in vacuo to give butoxycarbonyl isocyanate.

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