Triethylamine → Methyl 3-(2-bromoacetamido)benzoate

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To a solution of methyl 3-aminobenzoate (4.53 g, 30.0 mmol) and triethylamine (3.54 g, 4.88 mL, 35.0 mmol) in dichloromethane (100 mL), at 0° C. while stirring, was added bromoacetyl bromide (6.66 g, 2.9 mL, 33.0 mmol) dropwise. After the addition, the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight and passed through a short silica pad. The crude product, 3-(2-bromoacetylamino)benzoic acid methyl ester (8.09 g, 99.1%), obtained after the removal of the solvent (>99% by LC/MS, MS (ES+) m/z: 272, 274) was used without further purification.

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