tert-Butyl trimethylsilyl carbonate (4a) and the thiol analog 3 have been prepared from the corresponding tert-butyl carbonate salts and chlorotrimethylsilane. Similar compounds were prepared with primary and secondary alkyl groups; the n-butyl compound proved to be too unstable to isolate, but the ethyl analog was obtained pure. The compounds 3 and 4 react with a variety of secondary and primary amines to form the silylcarbamates 5. Action of ...
