Ethyl Acetate → Methyl 4-(((benzyloxycarbonyl)(methyl)amino)methyl)benzoate

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Methyl 4-((methylamino)methyl)benzoate was dissolved in the mixed solution of THF (12 mL) and water (12 mL), then benzyl carbonochloridate (2.57 g, 15.0 mmol) was dropped into it. To the mixture sodium bicarbonate (1.7 g, 20.5 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The mixture was poured into ethyl acetate (50 mL×3) and the organic layer was washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate and condensed to get methyl 4-(((benzyloxycarbonyl)(methyl)amino)methyl)benzoate (2.3 g, 53.5%), LC-MS (ESI) m/z 314 [M+1]+.

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