Sodium Bicarbonate → tert-butyl N-methyl-N-(3-oxopropyl)carbamate

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A catalytic amount of TEMPO was added to a mixture of 20 g (1 eq.) tert-butyl 3-hydroxypropyl(methyl)carbamate in 200 ml dichloromethane and 17.7 g (2 eq.) sodium hydrogen carbonate in 100 ml water at 0° C. 140 ml (7 eq.) NaOCl were then added dropwise over a period of 30 min to the solution at a temperature of 0° C. and the reaction mixture obtained was stirred for a further 15 min at 0° C. The reaction course was monitored by thin-layer chromatography (40% EtOAc/hexane). Once the conversion was complete, the reaction mixture was mixed with 150 ml water and the phases were separated. The organic phase was dried over Na2SO4. Following removal of the solvent under reduced pressure, 16 g (85%) of product were obtained in the form of a yellowish oil.

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