text: Benzyl carbamate is the organic compound with the formula CHCHOC(O)NH. The compound can be viewed as the ester of carbamic acid (O=C(OH)(NH)) and benzyl alcohol, although it is produced from benzyl chloroformate with ammonia.  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, CHCHOC(O) group is removable with Lewis acids.