Methanol → Methyl 4-amino-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoate

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4-Amino-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid (10 g, 48.8 mmol) was suspended in THF (100 mL) and methanol (30 mL) and was cooled in an ice bath. (Trimethylsilyl)diazomethane (2 M solution in hexanes; 32 mL) was added drop-wise. The mixture was stirred for 5 minutes and then concentrated to afford methyl 4-amino-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoate (quantitative yield) as a brown oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.78 (d, 1H), 6.99 (d, 1H), 6.77 (d, 1H), 4.18 (br s, 2H), 3.88 (s, 3H); GCMS for C9H8F3NO2: 219 (M+).

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