Ethyl chloroformate → methyl 4-[N-(ethoxycarbonyl)aminoacetyl]-phenoxyacetate

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Reaction Steps

Pyridine (40ml.) was added to a stirred mixture of methyl 4-(aminoacetyl)phenoxyacetate hydrochloride (5.2g.) and ethyl chloroformate (2.3g.). An exothermic reaction occurred and was allowed to continue until a homogeneous solution was obtained. This solution was then cooled and the solid residue which formed was first separated, and then washed successively with ether (2 × 30ml.), water (2 × 30ml.) and ether (2 × 30ml.), before recrystallisation from toluene to give methyl 4-[N-(ethoxycarbonyl)aminoacetyl]-phenoxyacetate (4.7g.), m.p. 128°-129° C.

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