Ethyl Acetate → 1-(2-Chloroethyl)-3-(2-(trifluoromethoxy)ethyl)urea

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A 0° C. suspension of 2-(trifluoromethoxy)ethylamine hydrochloride (0.308 g, 1.861 mmol) in THF (10 mL) was treated with NaH (60% in mineral oil, 0.082 g, 2.047 mmol), stirred at 0° C. for 0.5 h, treated drop-wise with 2-chloroethyl isocyanate (0.175 mL, 2.047 mmol), allowed to warm to RT and stirred overnight. The mixture was treated with EtOAc, the solids removed via filtration and the filtrate concentrated to dryness to afford 1-(2-chloroethyl)-3-(2-(trifluoromethoxy)ethyl)urea (610 mg, 140%) containing EtOAc. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 6.29 (br s, 2 H), 4.04-3.97 (m, 2 H), 3.55 (t, J=6.2 Hz, 2 H), 3.33-3.24 (m, 4 H).

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