Pyridine → 2,2,2-Trichloroethyl [4-(2-oxopropyl)phenyl]carbamate

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To a solution of 1-(4-aminophenyl)acetone (1.13 g, 7.57 mmol) and pyridine (1.84 ml, 22.7 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (50 ml) was added 2,2,2-trichloroethyl chloroformate (1.57 ml, 11.4 mmol) with ice-cooling, and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour with ice-cooling and then at room temperature for 1 hour, the reaction mixture was poured into ice-water and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with water and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane: ethyl acetate=1:1) to obtain the desired product (1.44 g, 58.4%) as an oil.

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