Hydrochloric Acid → Benzyl N-(4-hydroxybutyl)carbamate

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4-Amino-1-butanol (5 g) was dissolved in water (50 ml) and cooled to 0° C. The solution was added with 1 N aqueous sodium hydroxide (56.1 ml) and then with benzyl chloroformate (8 ml) and stirred at room temperature for 23 hours. 5 N aqueous sodium hydroxide (22.4 ml) and benzyl chloroformate (16 ml) were further added to the mixture, and stirring was continued for 2 hours. The reaction system was cooled to 0° C. and adjusted to pH 4 with 5 N hydrochloric acid, and the organic substances were extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the precipitated crystals were washed with diethyl ether to obtain 4-benzyloxycarbonylamino-1-butanol (8.15 g, 65%).

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