Abstract
Some new N-phenylanthranilic acids were designed and synthesized from highly sterically hindered anilines in an efficient and convenient method using CuI as catalyst with microwave irradiation and conventional heating.
GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Funding from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (No. 2010DFA32680) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (CDJRC10220010, CDJXS11232242) are gratefully acknowledged.
Notes
a All the reactions were carried out with o-chlorobenzoic acid (4 mmol), 2,6-dimethylaniline (8 mmol), potassium carbonate (2 mmol), and solvent (3 mL) under microwave irradiation.
b Yields refer to the isolated pure prouducts.
a Yields refer to the isolated pure products.