Carbofuran → Ethyl N-{[{[(2,2-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-7-yl)oxy]carbonyl}(methyl)amino]sulfanyl}-N-phenylglycinate

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A 11 g quantity (0.05 mole) of 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethylbenzofuran-7-yl N-methyl-carbamate was dissolved in 70 ml of methylene chloride, 5.2 g (0.05 mole) of sulfur dichloride was added to the solution with cooling, and 5 g (0.05 mole) of triethylamine was further added dropwise to the solution at -10° to -5° C. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for one hour and further at room temperature for 2 hours. After cooling to -10° to -5° C., 9 g (0.05 mole) of N-phenylglycine ethyl ester was then added dropwise to the mixture, and 5 g (0.05 mole) of triethylamine was further added dropwise to the mixture. The resulting mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 2 hours and thereafter allowed to stand overnight at room temperature. With addition of 100 ml of methylene chloride, the reaction mixture was washed with 100 ml of water three times. The methylene chloride layer was dried and then concentrated in a vacuum to give an oily product. A benzene-hexane (1:1) mixture was added to the oily product, whereby crystals were precipitated. The thus-precipitated crystals were then filtered off, and the mother liquor was concentrated to give an oily product, which was subsequently cooled to obtain crystals. The thus-obtained crystals were recrystallized from diethyl ether to obtain 13.4 g (yield: 62.3%) of white crystals having a melting point of 92° to 93° C.

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