[OH:1][C:2]1[C:11]2[C:6](=[CH:7][C:8]3[O:14][CH2:13][O:12][C:9]=3[CH:10]=2)[N:5]=[CH:4][C:3]=1C(O)=O>C1(OC2C=CC=CC=2)C=CC=CC=1>[CH2:13]1[O:14][C:8]2[CH:7]=[C:6]3[C:11]([C:2](=[O:1])[CH2:3][CH:4]=[N:5]3)=[CH:10][C:9]=2[O:12]1A suspension of 4-hydroxy-6,7-methylenedioxy-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid (30 g, 0.129 mol) in diphenyl ether (320 mL) was heated to reflux with vigorous stirring. The reaction was carefully monitored until it became clear, about 1.5 h, and then immediately removed from heat. By this time all of the starting material had dissolved but a black tarry residue remained. The solution was decanted and cooled, allowing the product to precipitate. This material was filtered and washed with ethyl ether to remove all traces of phenyl ether. A second crop was obtained by vigorously washing the tarry residue with ethanol (16×250 mL), filtering and evaporating the ethanol, and rinsing the material with ethyl ether. The total yield was 14.9 g as a pale yellow solid, in 61%; mp 285-289° C. (lit.221 in mp 276° C.); 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 5.95 (d, 1H, J=7.3), 6.13 (s, 2H), 6.97 (s, 1H), 7.38 (s, 1H), 7.77 (d, 1H, J=7.3); 13C NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 97.5, 102.1, 102.6, 108.7, 119.4, 122.0, 130.8, 138.7, 145.8, 151.7.
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