Gm. Coppola et Cm. Marsden, THE CHEMISTRY OF 2H-3,1-BENZOXAZINE-2,4(1H)-DIONE (ISATOIC ANHYDRIDE).23. SYNTHESIS OF 2-(2-PROPENYL)-ISOPROPYLANILINE AND 2-ISOPROPYLANILINE, Heterocyclic communications, 2(4), 1996, pp. 301-304
Isatoic anhydrides react with excess methyllithium at -78 degrees C to
produce tertiary alcohols (9) under bar in high yields. The hydroxyl
group of (9) under bar can be dehydrated to give the 2-(2-propenyl)ani
lines <(10)under bar> using iodine under azeotropic water removal cond
itions. Catalytic hydrogenation of the olefin affords the target 2-iso
propylaniline derivatives <(11)under bar>.