Pyridine → Phenyl Methylcarbamate

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A mixture of commercially available methylamine hydrochloride (50 g, 0.74 mol), pyridine (124 mL, 1.53 mol), and N,N-dimethylformamide (500 mL) was stirred at 5° C., and commercially available phenyl chlorocarbamate (94 mL, 0.75 mol) was added dropwise over 2 hours. After the dripping was complete, the mixture was stirred under nitrogen atmosphere at room temperature for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was added to ice water (2 L) and extracted with ethyl acetate (1.5 L) twice. The organic layer was washed with water (1 L) and a saturated saline solution (300 mL). The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and then the solvent was evaporated. n-Heptane and ethyl acetate were added to the concentrated residue and the precipitate was collected by filteration and washed with n-heptane and tert-butyl methyl ether to obtain the title compound (74.2 g, 66%).

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