Triethylamine → Ethyl (cyclopropylamino)(oxo)acetate

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Reaction Conditions

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A mixture of cyclopropylamine (1.39 g, 24.3 mmol) and triethylamine (3.5 g, 35 mmol) was added drop-wise to a 0° C. solution of ethyl chloro(oxo)acetate (3.5 g, 26 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (25 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 10 minutes and filtered; the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to afford the product as a yellow solid Yield: 3.0 g, 19 mmol, 78%. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.14 (br s, 1H), 4.34 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.78-2.86 (m, 1H), 1.38 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H), 0.83-0.90 (m, 2H), 0.59-0.65 (m, 2H).

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