Methyl iodide → Tert-butyl 2-propenyloxy(methyl)carbamate

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Sodium hydride (NaH, 60% dispersion in mineral oil; 390 mg, 9.7 mmol, 1.1 equiv) was added to a stirred solution of tert-butyl 2-propenyloxycarbamate (2.0 g, 8.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv) in tetrahydrofuran (THF; 23 mL) at 0° C. The resulting bubbling white mixture was warmed to 23° C. and stirred for 15 minutes (min). Iodomethane (660 μL, 11 mmol, 1.2 equiv) was added and the resulting colorless solution was stirred at 23° C. for 18 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with H2O (100 mL) and extracted with CH2Cl2 (3×75 mL). The combined organic layers were dried over magnesium sulfate (MgSO4), gravity filtered, and concentrated by rotary evaporation to afford a yellow oil (1.6 g, 99%): 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 5.98 (m, 1H), 5.37-5.24 (m, 2H), 4.33 (dt, J=6, 1 Hz, 2H), 3.10 (s, 3H), 1.49 (s, 9H).

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