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Org Lett
; 12(10): 2406-9, 2010 May 21.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20429533
ABSTRACT
Substitution of the fluoro or methoxy group in unprotected 2-fluoro- and 2-methoxybenzoic acids to afford N-aryl and N-alkyl anthranilic acids occurs upon reaction with lithioamides under mild conditions in the absence of a metal catalyst.