Dimethylformamide → 1-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-3-methoxy-2-propanol

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5.0 g (47.6 mmol) of rac-1-amino-3-methoxypropan-2-ol were initially charged in THF (158 ml), and 7.36 ml (52.3 mmol) of benzyl chlorocarbonate, 24.85 ml (142.7 mmol) of N,N-diisopropyl ethyl amine and 1.16 g (9.5 mmol) of 4-dimethylaminopyridine were added. The reaction mixture was stirred at RT for 16 h. 3.7 ml (26.2 mmol) of benzyl chlorocarbonate and then 15 ml of DMF were added, and the reaction solution was stirred at RT overnight. The mixture was concentrated and diluted with ethyl acetate. The mixture was then washed with water, saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution and with saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution. The organic phase was dried over sodium sulphate, filtered off and concentrated. The aqueous phase was concentrated, the residue was taken up in ethyl acetate, the mixture was washed with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution and with saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, dried over sodium sulphate, filtered off and concentrated. Both fractions were combined and purified by silica gel chromatography (dichloromethane/methanol gradient: from 100:0 to 10:1). This gave 12.16 g (81% of theory, purity 76%) of the target compound.

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