Methyl iodide → Methyl 5-chloro-2-(methylamino)benzoate

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A mixture of methyl 2-amino-5-chlorobenzoate (1.0 g, 5.4 mmol), iodomethane (0.75 ml, 12.0 mmol), potassium carbonate (1.7 g, 12.4 mmol), and acetonitrile (20 ml) was stirred for 48 hours. The mixture was filtered through a pad of celite under suction and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica eluting with ethyl acetate-hexane (1:19) to provide 5-chloro-2-methylaminobenzoic acid methyl ester (137 mg, 13% yield) followed by 5-chloro-2-dimethylaminobenzoic acid methyl ester (809 mg, 70% yield).

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