Ethyl isocyanate → HCID 15885811, compound

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Reaction Steps

To an ice cooled solution of 2-amino-6-methylbenzoic acid (500 mg, 3.3 mmol) and sodium bicarbonate (277 mg, 3.3 mmol) in 9 mL of dioxane/water (2:1) was added ethyl isocyanate (281 mg, 3.96 mmol). The reaction was slowly warmed to room temperature while stirring overnight. The reaction mixture was diluted with water and extracted with EtOAc. The aqueous fraction was acidified with 2N HCl and extracted with EtOAc. The organic fraction was dried (MgSO4), filtered, and evaporated under reduced pressure affording 272 mg of 2-[[(ethylamino)carbonyl]amino]-6-methylbenzoic acid used directly in the next reaction: 1H-NMR (300 MHz, d6 -DMSO) δ 1.02 (t, J=7 Hz, 3H), 2.32 (s, 3H), 3.03 (m, 2H), 6.67 (d, J=8 Hz, 1H), 6.87 (br. t, 1H, exchangeable), 6.99 (t, J=8 Hz, 1H), 7.79 (d. J=8 Hz, 1H), 9.46 (br. s, 1H, exchangeable).

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