Isopropanol → Benzoic acid, 2-chloro-5-(((1-methylethoxy)carbonyl)amino)-, 1-methylethyl ester

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1-Methylethyl 2-chloro-5-isocyanatobenzoate (3 g, 0.013 mole) in tetrahydrofuran (5 ml) was added to isopropyl alcohol (5 ml) in tetrahydrofuran (5 ml). A few drops of triethylamine were added and the reaction mixture left at ambient temperature overnight. Removal of the solvent and crystallization from isopropyl alcohol gave the title compound, m.p. 108°-109° C. (2.7 g).

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