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HRID 54615Generated: November 2, 2026

Ethanolamine → Tert-butyl 2-[(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]acetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthanolamineHCID 700—
ReactantTriethylamineHCID 8471—
Reactanttert-Butyl bromoacetateHCID 79177—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
ProductTert-butyl 2-[(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]acetateHCID 11062917—

Reaction Steps

The compound is prepared, in analogy with Example 1, from ethanolamine (18.33 g; 0.3 mol) and tert-butyl bromoacetate 58.6 g; 0.3 mol) in the presence of triethylamine (30.7 g; 0.3 mol) in anhydrous N,N-dimethylformamide (300 ml). The crude product is purified by chromatography on silica gel (eluent: chloroform/methanol, 16:1). Yield: 33.65 g (64%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05623049
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_04
ORD IDord-0e3cdfb1f75f4415884ee63d02462007
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_04