Iodoethane → Ethyl (2-chloro-5-(boc-amino)phenyl)acetate

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of (2-chloro-5-(Boc-amino)phenyl)acetic acid (2.8 g; 9.8 mmol; from step (iv) above) in acetone (100 mL) was added K2CO3 (2.1 g, 15 mmol). EtI (70.6 g; 150 mmol) was then added whilst the reaction mixture was stirred and refluxed. The solution was concentrated, and the resultant mixture was partitioned between ether and water (1:1; 60 mL). The organic layer was separated, and the water layer was extracted once with ether (30 mL). The combined organic phase was washed with water, dried (Na2SO4), and concentrated to yield 3.0 g (98%) of the sub-title compound.

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