Benzyl chloroformate → (+)-Benzyl[7-(4-methylphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]methylcarbamate

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Treatment of (±)-1-[7-(4-methylphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]methanamine (5.8 g, 24.24 mmol) with diisopropylethylamine (4.69 g, 36.35 mmol) followed by benzyl chloroformate (5.17 g, 30.30 mmol) generally according to the procedure described for Intermediate 12 provided 5.05 g (56%) of (±)-benzyl {[7-(4-methylphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]methyl}carbamate as a clear oil. Anal. calcd. for C24H23NO3: C, 77.19; H, 6.21; N, 3.75. Found: C, 76.97; H, 5.99; N, 3.68. Chiral HPLC separation of (±)-benzyl {[7-(4-methylphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]methyl}carbamate (Chiralpak OD, methanol:carbon dioxide 1:1) provided two fractions. Fraction 1 (Rt=3.735 min, Chiralpak OD, methanol:carbon dioxide 1:1); Fraction 2 (Rt=4.381 min, Chiralpak OD, methanol:carbon dioxide 1:1).

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