Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Carbonylation of Aromatic C–H Bonds of N-Alkylanilines with CO and Alcohols for the Synthesis of o-Aminobenzoates

A Pd(II)-catalyzed C–H monocarbonylation of N-alkylanilines for the synthesis of o-aminobenzoates has been developed. Various aliphatic alcohols and phenol were tolerated in the reaction to afford the corresponding o-aminobenzoates in good yields under mild balloon pressure of CO.