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HRID 1791852Generated: October 26, 2026

2-Amino-o-cresol → 3-t-Butoxycarbonylamino-2-methylphenol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-Amino-o-cresolHCID 104448—
ReactantCarbonic acid, bis(1,1-dimethylethyl) esterHCID 10219638—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product3-t-Butoxycarbonylamino-2-methylphenolHCID 2203348769%

Reaction Steps

3-Amino-2-methylphenol (2.0 g; 16 mmol) and di-t-butylcarbonate were dissolved in THF (20 mL) and refluxed overnight. Evaporation of the solvent followed by flash chromatography (SiO2; EtOAc 5–30% in isohexane) afforded 2.48 g (69%) of the sub-title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07074820B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2006_07
ORD IDord-7d57a165596141cbaf972e1129adb4f6
Source noteuspto-grants-2006_07