Anthranilic Acid → 2-Amino-N,N-dimethylbenzamide

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A solution of 2-aminobenzoic acid (1.0 g, 7.3 mmol) in thionyl chloride (20 mL) was refluxed for 3 hours. Excess of thionyl chloride was removed. And the residue was treated with toluene (3×10 mL) to remove the excess thionyl chloride. To the crude product obtained was added THF (20 mL) and the resulting solution was cooled to 0° C. Diethyl amine (3.78 mL, 36 mmol) was added and the resulting solution was stirred for 2 hrs at room temperature. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and residue was taken into dichloromethane (20 mL), washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution (3×20 mL), water (20 mL), dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated to provide the desired product as brown oil. This crude product was used in Step 2 without further purification.

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