Methyl chloroformate → (+/-)-methyl (4-chloro-3,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[4,5-b]furan-2-yl)methylcarbamate

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Treatment of (±)-1-(4-chloro-3,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[4,5-b]furan-2-yl)methanamine hydrochloric salt (0.60 g, 2.3 mmol) with diisopropylethylamine (0.89 g, 6.9 mmol) and methyl chloroformate (0.44 g, 4.6 mmol) generally according to the procedure described for Intermediate 7 provided 0.6 g of (±)-methyl (4-chloro-3,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[4,5-b]furan-2-yl)methylcarbamate as white solid. mp 139-141° C.; Anal. calcd. for C14H16ClNO3: C, 59.68; H, 5.72; N, 4.97. Found: C, 58.99; H, 5.72; N, 4.86.

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