Dimethylformamide → Ethyl 2-(4-{[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]amino}phenoxy)acetate

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To a 500 mL round bottomed flask with a stirring bar and an argon inlet was added 4-(1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonylamino)phenol (8.20 g, 39.19 mmol), Cs2CO3 (25.54 g, 78.38 mmol), DMF (75 mL), and ethyl bromoacetate (4.78 mL, 43.11 mmol). This heterogeneous mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 3.5 h. The mixture was diluted with a little CHCl3 and filtered through a frit to remove the salts. The DMF was removed under high vacuum and the residue was suspended in 500 mL of EtOAc. This mixture was washed with H2O (3×), and brine. Drying (MgSO4), filtration and removal of the solvent in vacuo, gave an oil. This material was chromatographed on 400 g of silica gel using 20% EtOAc-hexane as eluant. There was obtained 11.9 g (100%) of ethyl (4-(1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonylamino)phenoxy)acetate as an oil.

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