Benzyl chloroformate → (+/-)-Benzyl[4-(2-methylphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]methylcarbamate

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Treatment of (±)-1-[4-(2-methylphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]methanamine (0.533 g, 1.94 mmol) with diisopropylethylamine (0.375 g, 2.90 mmol) and benzyl chloroformate (0.363 g, 2.13 mmol) generally according to the procedure described for Intermediate 12 provided 0.594 g (82%) of (±)-benzyl[4-(2-methylphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]methylcarbamate as colorless oil. Rf=0.42 (silica, ethyl acetate:hexanes 1:4); Anal. calcd. for C24H23NO3: C, 77.19H, 6.21; N, 3.75. Found: C, 76.0H, 6.01; N, 3.55. Chiral HPLC separation of (±)-benzyl[4-(2-methylphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]methylcarbamate (Chiralcel OD, methanol) provided two fractions. Fraction 1 (Rt=5.952 min Chiralcel OD, methanol); Fraction 2 (Rt=7.345 min, Chiralcel OD, methanol).

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