Water → Methyl 4-bromo-2-(isopropylamino)benzoate

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To a suspension of 4-bromo-2-(isopropylamino)benzoic acid (448 mg) and potassium carbonate (480 mg) in N,N-dimethylformamide (9 ml) was added methyl iodide (162 μl) at room temperature and the mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 1 hour. To the mixture was added water (20 ml) and extracted with mixed solvent (hexane/ethyl acetate=1/1). The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to give methyl 4-bromo-2-(isopropylamino)benzoate (443 mg).

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