Water → Tert-butyl 2-(benzyl (2-hydroxyethyl)amino)acetate

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Reaction Steps

15.1 g (100 mmol) of N-benzylethanolamine is dissolved in 50 ml of tetrahydrofuran and mixed with 15 ml of water and 13.8 g (100 mmol) of potassium carbonate. After instillation of 20.5 g (105 mmol) of bromoacetic acid-tert-butyl ester, it is stirred for 6 hours at 65° C. After cooling, it is filtered, concentrated by evaporation in a vacuum and the residue is chromatographed on silica gel with diethyl ether/hexane/triethylamine. The product fractions are concentrated by evaporation in a vacuum and dried.

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