Ethanol → (S)-benzyl 1-(3-aminophenyl)ethylcarbamate

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To a refluxing solution of 59A (1.7 g, 5.9 mmol), EtOH (60 mL), water (15 mL) and AcOH (4 mL) was added portion-wise Fe powder (1.6 g, 29.5 mmol) over 30 min. Mixture was heated for 45 min. before cooling to ambient temperature and filtering through celite. Filtration and concentration in vacuo afforded 59B (1.5 g, 94%) as an oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm 1.43 (d, J=6.59 Hz, 3 H) 5.00-5.17 (m, 2 H) 5.40 (d, J=7.47 Hz, 1 H) 6.53-6.60 (m, 2 H) 6.69 (d, J=7.47 Hz, 1 H) 7.11 (t, J=7.69 Hz, 1 H) 7.29-7.39 (m, 5 H).

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