Potassium Carbonate → Ethyl 2-{[di(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]methyl}acrylate

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To ethyl 2-(bromomethyl)acrylate (104.4 g) in an acetonitrile (900 ml) solution, di-tert-butyl imino dicarboxylate (122.4 g) and potassium carbonate was added, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 days. The reaction solution was concentrated in vacuo. To the residue, ethyl acetate (1.4 liter) and water (700 ml) were added, and the layers were separated. The organic layer was washed with water (350 ml), dried over sodium sulfate, then concentrated to obtain ethyl 2-{[di(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]methyl}acrylate (compound S62a) as a crude product (182.7 g).

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