Methyl chloroformate → Methyl 1,2,4,5-tetrahydro-3h-3-benzazepine-3-carboxylate

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In 150 ml of water was dissolved 4.13 g (0.10 mol). of sodium hydroxide. To the solution was added 15.27 g (10.4 mmol.) of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepine. The reaction mixture was cooled with ice, and there was added dropwise 7.9 ml (0.10 mol.) of methyl chloroformate. The mixture was stirred for 2.5 hours at room temperature, then extracted with dichloromethane. The extract was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and the solvent was distilled off to leave 20.46 g (96%) of 3-methoxycarbonyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepine as colorless crystals. Recrystallization from diethyl ether--n-hexane gave colorless needles, m.p. 53°-54° C. Elemental Analysis for C12H15NO2 :

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