Ethyl chloroformate → HCID 54189253, compound

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2-Methyl-2-thiopseudourea sulfate (15 g; 53.9 mmol; 1 eq) was suspended in 20 mL of water and cooled to 0-5° C. Ethyl chloroformate (29.2 g, 269 mmol; 5 eq) was added and the mixture was stirred for 5 minutes. Sodium hydroxide solution (25% w/w) was added drop-wise until the pH reached 8 (by pH paper). The white solid was collected by filtration and air dried to give 1,3-dicarboethoxy-2-methyl-2-thiopseudourea (22.2 g, 88%) as a white solid, mp 42-44° C. A small portion was dried in vacuo for analysis.

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