Methylamine → o-Hydroxyphenyl methylcarbamate

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In fact, the reaction of pyrocatechol carbonate with methylamine in the presence of not less than 1 mol equivalent of the abovementioned secondary amines gives pyrocatechol monomethylcarbamate in a yield of 98-99%. The subsequent reaction of the reaction mixture with 1,2-dichloroethyl methyl ether in turn takes place with a yield of above 90%. Compared with the reaction with tertiary amines, the conversion takes place substantially more rapidly (on the bas-is of experience, from eight to ten times faster) and with better selectivity, and consequently a purer and more stable end product is obtained.

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