Aniline → Methyl 3-(phenylamino)benzoate

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Reaction of methyl 3-bromobenzoate with aniline according to general procedure A provided methyl ester of Compound 3 as a yellow oil (94% yield). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz): δ=7.73 (s, 1H), 7.56 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.22-7.35 (m, 4H), 7.10 (d, J=8.5 Hz, 2H), 7.00 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 1H), 5.81 (s, 1H), 3.91 (s, 3H). 13C NMR (CDCl3, 125 MHz): δ=167.3, 143.9, 142.6, 131.6, 129.7, 129.6, 122.0, 121.9, 121.7, 118.7, 118.4, 52.3.

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