Methyl chloroformate → methyl N-(4-hydroxy-2-methylphenyl)carbamate

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12.0 g of potassium carbonate were added to a solution of 100 g of 4-amino-3-methylphenol in 400 ml of acetone cooled in an ice-water bath, followed by the addition of 80 ml of methyl chloroformate at the same temperature. The resulting mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 3 hours, at the end of which time the reaction mixture was filtered. The resulting filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to give 151 g (yield 100%) of the title compound as an amorphous powder.

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