Aniline → Methyl 4-anilinobenzoate

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Reaction of methyl 4-bromobenzoate with aniline according to general procedure A provided methyl ester of Compound 4 as a yellow oil (84% yield). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz): δ=7.92 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.32-7.38 (m, 2H), 7.18 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.09 (m, 1H), 6.99 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 6.02 (s, 1H), 3.89 (s, 3H). 13C NMR (CDCl3, 125 MHz): δ=167.2, 148.3, 141.1, 131.7, 129.7, 123.4, 121.5, 120.7, 114.9, 51.9.

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