Water → HCID 86657975, compound

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To a suspension of 5-amino-2-methylphenol (39.6 g, 321 mmol) and sodium hydrogen carbonate (40.5 g, 482 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (300 mL)/water (150 mL) was added dropwise benzyl chlorocarbonate (48.1 mL, 321 mmol) at 0° C. over 30 min, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 min. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (300 mL) and washed with water (100 mL), and the obtained aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (2×100 ml). The combined organic layer was washed with saturated brine (100 mL), and purified by silica gel (ethyl acetate). The obtained solution was concentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (83.1 g, quantitatively) as a pale-brown solid. The obtained compound was used for the next reaction without purification.

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