Trifluoroacetic acid → 4-Ethyl-2,4-hexadien-1-yl carbamate

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To a mixture of (E,E)-4-ethyl-2,4-hexadien-1-ol (3.0 g), sodium cyanate (3.1 g), and benzene (15 ml) at room temperature was added dropwise trifluoroacetic acid (5.42 g) during 1 hour. After being stirred for 2 hours at the same temperature, the reaction mixture was partitioned between water and ethyl acetate. The organic layer separated was washed with aqueous sodium bicarbonate, water and brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and evaporated in vacuo. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel (1% methanol-dichloromethane) to give 2.0 g of 4-ethyl-2,4-hexadien-1-yl carbamate.

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