2-(Methylamino)ethanol → N-Cbz-N-methyl-2-aminoethanol

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N-methylethanolamine was treated with benzylchloroformate to give (2-hydroxy- ethyl)-methyl-carbamic acid benzyl ester. The product was treated with methanesulfonyl chloride and Et3N in CH2Cl2 to give methanesulfonic acid 2-(benzyloxycarbonyl-methyl-amino)-ethyl ester. The resulting mesylate is used to alklylate 3 as described for the preparation of 4. The isopropenyl group is removed with acid as described for 6. The product is alkylated as described for compound 7 and the benzyloxy group was removed with catalytic hydrogenation (Pd/C) to give compound 99.

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