General procedure for the synthesis of tert-butyl hydrazinecarboxylate from di-tert-butyl dicarbonate: Hydrazine hydrate (113 mg, 2.26 mmol, 2.26 eq.) was dissolved in isopropanol (IPA, 5 mL) and the solution was cooled to 0 °C. Subsequently, di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (174 mg, 1 mmol, 1 eq.) dissolved in isopropanol (IPA, 1 mL) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred at 0 °C for 2 hours. After completion of the reaction, the solvent was removed by rotary evaporator. The residue was dissolved in dichloromethane (DCM) and dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate (MgSO4). After drying, the desiccant was removed by filtration and the solvent was again removed by rotary evaporator to give tert-butylhydrazine carboxylate (10) as a white semi-solid (128 mg, 97% yield). The product was confirmed by nuclear magnetic resonance hydrogen spectrum (1H NMR, 300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 6.73 (s, 1H), 3.83 (s, 2H), 1.46 (s, 9H); nuclear magnetic resonance carbon spectrum (13C NMR, 75 MHz, CDCl3): δ 158.2, 80.1, 28.2.
