Benzyl chloroformate → Methyl 1-{[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino}cyclopropane-1-carboxylate

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Methyl 1-aminocyclopropanecarboxylate (15.83 g, 104.43 mmol) was dissolved in a mixture of CH2Cl2 (150 mL) and water (150 mL). To this mixture was added NaHCO3 (35.09 g, 417.72 mmol) followed by benzyl chloroformate (15.43 mL, 109.64 mmol). The mixture was stirred vigorously for 2 hours, and after separation of the two layers, the aqueous layer was extracted with 100 mL of CH2Cl2. The combined organic layers were dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to provide methyl 1-({[(phenylmethyl)oxy]carbonyl}amino)cyclopropanecarboxylate (12.0 g, 46%). LCMS: (M+H)+: 206.1.

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