6-Methylanthranilic acid → Benzoic acid, 2-amino-6-methyl-, methyl ester

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Dissolve 2-Amino-6-methyl-benzoic acid (3.00 g, 19.8 mmol) in ethylacetate (100 mL) and ethanol (100 mL) and add (trimethylsilyl) diazomethane (19.8 mL, 39.7 mmol, 2M in hexane) at room temperature and stir the solution for 1 h 30 min. Remove the solvent under reduced pressure to afford the title compound (3.30 g, quantitative). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) δ 2.43 (s, 3H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 5.11 (brs, 2H), 6.52 (m, 2H), 7.08 (t, J=7.7 Hz, 1H). MS (ES+): 166 (M+H).

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