Phenethylamine → Methyl 2-(phenethylamino)acetate

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Reaction Steps

To a stirred solution of 2-phenylethylamine (9.68 g, 40 mmol) in toluene (50 mL) was added methyl bromoacetate (6.12 g, 20 mmol) dropwise at room temperature and was left stirring for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered before removing the solvent in vacuo and the residue was purified by chromatography over silica gel to yield 4.8 g (61%) of the title compound as an oil. NMR (250 MHz, CDCl3) δ(1H, s), 2.92 (4H, m), 3.43 (2H, s), 3.71 (3H, s), 7.27 (5H, m).

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