Formic Acid → HCID 19738514, compound

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Reaction Steps

25 g (0.1 mol) of ethyl N-(2-fluoromethylallyl)-N-(2,2-dimethoxyethyl)carbamate are heated under reflux for two hours with 5 g of formic acid in 100 ml of water. The mixture is saturated with sodium chloride and extracted with methylene chloride, and the organic phases are washed with sodium hydrogen carbonate solution until neutral. They are dried over magnesium sulphate and concentrated, and the residue is distilled.

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