Methyl Isocyanate → HCID 15675451, compound

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Purification by chromatography on silica gave t-butyl N-benzyloxy-N-decylcarbamate as a colorless oil (8.39 g, 79% yield). To a solution of this urethane (7.0 g) in methylene chloride (15 ml) at room temperature under nitrogen was added trifluoroacetic acid (15 ml). After 30 minutes, the solution was evaporated at 40° C. lN NaHCO3 was added and solid Na2CO3 was added to bring the pH to 9. The mixture was extracted twice with methylene chloride, and the combined extracts were dried (MgSO4), filtered, and evaporated to give decyl-N-benzyloxyamine as a colorless oil (5.0g g, 100% yield). To a stirred solution of this amine (4.92 g, 18.8 mmol) in methylene chloride (30 ml) at room temperature under nitrogen was added methyl isocyanate (1.2 ml). After two hours, the reaction mixture was evaporated and triturated with cold pentane to give N-benzyloxy-N-decyl-N'-methylurea as a white solid (4.98 g, 83% yield). This urea (745 mg) was dissolved in ethanol (10 ml) under nitrogen at room temperature, and ammonium formate (0.8 g) was added. After 20 minutes, 10% palladium on carbon (0.25 g) was added. After stirring for two hours, the reaction mixture was filtered through celite and evaporated. Water was added, and the resulting solid was collected by filtration. Recrystallization from isopropanol gave the title compound as a white solid (420 mg, mp 96°-97° C.).

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