SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART, vol.45, no.18, pp.2551-2556, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)
A convenient and efficient method for the preparation of anthranilic esters and anthranilic thioesters has been developed by the treatment of N-(2-aminobenzoyl)benzotriazoles with alcohols and thiols in the presence of 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine (DMAP).