Acetic Anhydride → Tert-butyl 2-acetamido-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethylcarbamate

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A solution of tert-butyl 2-amino-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethylcarbamate (Intermediate 73) (0.208 g, 0.77 mmol) and N-ethyldiisopropylamine (0.266 mL, 1.54 mmol) in THF (5 mL) was treated with acetic anhydride (0.102 mL, 1.08 mmol). The resulting solution was stirred at ambient temperature for 2 hours. The mixture was partitioned between DCM and sodium bicarbonate solution. The organic layer was concentrated and the residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica using gradient elution (10% ethyl acetate/DCM to 40% ethyl acetate/DCM). The desired product, tert-butyl 2-acetamido-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethylcarbamate (0.151 g, 62.7%), was thus isolated as a colourless solid.

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