M-Phenylenediamine → (3-Amino-phenyl)-carbamic acid benzyl ester

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To a stirred solution of m-phenylenediamine (5.0 g, 0.046 mol) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (8.0 mL, 0.046 mol) in CH2Cl2 (150 mL) at 0° C. was added slowly benzyl chloroformate (6.6 mL, 0.046 mol). The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 2 h and then warmed to rt for 2 h. Aq. NaHCO3 solution was added and the organic phase was separated, washed with brine, dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel to give the desired product (8.0 g, 71%) as a syrup. LC-MS: 2.11 min, 243.0 (M+1).

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