P-Anisidine → Methyl 3-(4-methoxyanilino)benzoate

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Reaction of methyl 3-bromobenzoate with p-anisidine according to general procedure A provided methyl ester of Compound 11 as a yellow oil (93% yield). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz): δ=7.57 (s, 1H), 7.50 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.28 (m, 1H), 7.07-7.12 (m, 3H), 6.90 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 5.62 (s, 1H), 3.90 (s, 3H), 3.83 (s, 3H). 13C NMR (CDCl3, 125 MHz): δ=167.5, 156.0, 145.8, 135.2, 131.5, 129.5, 123.1, 120.7, 119.7, 116.4, 115.0, 55.8, 52.2.

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