2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dione → 2-[(Carboxyacetyl)amino]-5-bromobenzoic acid

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5-Bromoanthranilic acid (0.30 g, 1.4 mmol) was added to a solution of Meldrum's acid (0.24 g, 1.7 mmol) in toluene (5.0 mL) and treated according to Procedure 1. 5-Bromo-2-[(carboxyacetyl)amino]benzoic acid (0.34 mg, 81%) was obtained as a pale brown solid; δH (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) 3.48 (s, 2H, CH2), 7.78 (d, J3,4=8.4 Hz, 1H, H4), 8.04 (s, 1H, H6), 8.40 (d, J3,4=8.4 Hz, 1H, H3), 11.20 (s, 1H, NH), 12.80 (br s, 1H, CO2H); δC (125 MHz, DMSO-d6) 44.7, 114.5, 119.4, 122.5, 133.1, 136.4, 139.4, 164.7, 167.8, 168.9.

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