Toluene → 4,5-dihydro-3,1-benzoxazepin-2(1H)-one

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To a solution of 2-aminophenethyl alcohol (4.0 g, 29.16 mmol) in THF (200 mL) was added a solution of 2M phosgene in toluene (17 mL, 34 mmol) at room temperature. The reaction was stirred for 15 minutes, concentrated, and purified with flash chromatography using ethyl acetate (5%→20%) in hexanes to yield 8,9-dihydro-5H-7-oxa-5-aza-benzocyclohepten-6-one (4 g, 84%): 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.02 (bs, 1H), 7.17 (dt, 1H), 7.09 (d, 1H), 6.99 (dt, 1H), 6.90 (d, 1H), 4.51 (t, 2H), 3.21 (t, 2H).

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