Triethylamine → 3-Isopropoxyphenyl isothiocyanate

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To a solution of 3-isopropoxy aniline (6.0 g, 40 mmol), in 150 mL of CHC3 was added dropwise thiophosgene (2.81 mL, 44 mmol) at 0° C. After the addition of thiophosgene, triethylamine (7.0 mL, 48 mmol) was added slowly and the reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at room temperature. It was then concentrated and diluted with 200 mL of ethyl acetate. The triethylamine hydrochloride salt was filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated to yield crude 3-isopropoxyphenyl isothiocyanate. The crude 3-isopropoxyphenyl isothiocyanate was dissolved in 150 mL of acetic acid, and anthranilic acid (6.04 g, 44 mmol) was added. The resulting reaction mixture was refluxed for 16 hours and then cooled to room temperature. The white solid was separated which was filtered to yield 9.0 g of the title compound (72.1%), mp 288°-290° C.

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