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A new mild method allows the removal of carbamates using TBAF in THF. Selectivity and mechanism are discussed.
U. Jacquemard, V. Beneteau, M. Lefoix, S. Routier, J.-Y. Merour, G. Coudert, Tetrahedron, 2004, 60, 10039-10047.


An experimentally simple Microwave-assisted reductive alkylation of methyl carbamate with a range of aldehydes provides, after basic work-up, structurally diverse primary amines. This method is particularly amenable to high-throughput synthesis.
F. Lehmann, M. Scobie, Synthesis, 2008, 1679-1681.