Water → Benzyl [2-(dimethylcarbamoyl)ethyl]methylcarbamate

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Benzyl [2-(dimethylcarbamoyl)ethyl]carbamate (I-139) (0.69 g, 2.76 mmol) was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (10 ml), and with cooling with ice, sodium hydride (oily, about 55%, 0.15 g, 3.44 mmol) was added, followed by stirring for 10 minutes. Iodomethane (0.26 ml, 4.18 mmol) was added, followed by stirring at room temperature for 18 hours, and water was added. After extraction with ethyl acetate and drying over anhydrous sodium sulfate, the solvent was evaporated away, and the resulting residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (dichloromethane:methanol=40:1) to obtain a colorless oil (0.63 g, 86%).

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