Benzyl carbamate is the organic compound with the formula C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>OC(O)NH<sub>2</sub>. The compound can be viewed as the ester of carbamic acid (O=C(OH)(NH<sub>2</sub>)) 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, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>OC(O) group is removable with Lewis acids.