3-Chloroanthranilates have been prepared by a short pathway involving dehyd
rohalogenation of alpha,gamma,gamma -trichloro-beta -iminoesters, which wer
e obtained by trihalogenation of the corresponding enaminoesters. This rout
e opens the way to a number of previously unknown functionalised anthranila
tes, which are potential starting materials for a variety of heterocyclic a
nd biologically interesting compounds. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All r
ights reserved.