Benzyl carbamate
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|ImageFile = Bncarbamate.png
|ImageSize = 122
|PIN = Benzyl carbamate
|OtherNames = Carbamic acid, phenylmethyl ester
|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers
|CASNo = 621-84-1
|PubChem = 12136
|ChemSpiderID = 11638
|EC_number = 210-710-4
|UNII = 7890Q001S7
|ChEMBL = 2259788
|StdInChI=1S/C8H9NO2/c9-8(10)11-6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5H,6H2,(H2,9,10)
|StdInChIKey = PUJDIJCNWFYVJX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
|SMILES = C1=CC=C(C=C1)COC(=O)N
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|Section2={{Chembox Properties
|C=8|H=9|N=1|O=2
|Appearance = white solid
|MeltingPtC = 88
|Solubility = moderate}}
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Benzyl carbamate is the organic compound with the formula C6H5CH2OC(O)NH2. The compound can be viewed as the ester of carbamic acid (O=C(OH)(NH2)) and benzyl alcohol, although it is produced from benzyl chloroformate with ammonia.{{cite journal|doi=10.15227/orgsyn.085.0287|title=Benzyl Isopropoxymethyl Carbamate - an Aminomethylating Reagent for Mannich Reactions of Titanium Enolates|journal=Organic Syntheses|volume=85|pages=287|year=2008|first1=Hartmut|last1=Meyer|first2=Albert K. |last2=Beck|first3=Radovan |last3=Sebesta|first4=Dieter|last4=Seebach|doi-access=free}} It is a white solid that is soluble in organic solvents and moderately soluble in water. Benzyl carbamate is used as a protected form of ammonia in the synthesis of primary amines. After N-alkylation, C6H5CH2OC(O) group is removable with Lewis acids.{{cite journal|title=Benzyl Carbamate|last1=Sanchez-Sancho|first1=Francisco|last2=Romero|first2=Jose Antonio|last3=Fernandez-Ibanez |first3=M. Angeles|journal=E-EROS Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis|year=2010|doi=10.1002/047084289X.rn01206|isbn=978-0471936237}}