Iodine → Ethyl 4-amino-3-iodobenzoate

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Part A: Ethyl 4-aminobenzoate (5.0 gr, 30.27 mmol) and sodium bicarbonate (3.81 g, 45.40 mmol, 1.5 eq.) were added to a 50:50 mixture of methylene chloride and water. The mixture was chilled to 0 degrees and I2, (11.53 g, 45.40 mmol, 1.5 eq.) was added slowly. The reaction mixture was allowed to come to room temperature and was stirred for 72 hours. The layers were then separated and the aqueous layer washed with methylene chloride. All organics were combined and dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting oil was chromatographed on silica using 30% ethyl acetate in hexanes as solvent to afford ethyl 3-iodo-4-aminobenzoate. C9H10NO2I MS 292 (M+H)+ 309 (M+NH4)+.

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