Ammonia → Methyl 4-aminocarbonylbutyrate

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Reaction Steps

6.1 Ammonia is passed into 350 ml of cold THF for 30 minutes. 30 g of methyl 4-chlorocarbonylbutyrate are then added dropwise, with ammonia continuing to be passed in at the same time. The crystals which deposit are separated off, and the residue is boiled a number of times with ethyl acetate. The combined filtrates are distilled off, and the residue is recrystallised from ethyl acetate, giving 23.4 g of methyl 4-aminocarbonylbutyrate (“FA”), m.p. 80°.

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