Phenacyl bromide → 1-Benzoyl-6-chloro-3-cyano-pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoline

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5-Chloro-1-phenacyl-quinolinium bromide: The title compound was prepared from 2-bromo-1-phenyl-ethanone (490 mg, 2.46 mmol), 6-chloro-quinoline (314 mg, 1.92 mmol) and acetonitrile (5 mL), similar to Example 1a, and yielded 394 mg (57%) as a light tan solid: 1H NMR (CDCl3) 10.55 (dd, J=1.2, 6.0 Hz, 1H), 9.41 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 8.32 (m, 1H), 8.30 (m, 1H), 8.23 (dd, J=6.0, 9.0 Hz, 1H), 8.05–7.99 (m, 3H), 7.70 (m, 3H), 7.55 (m, 2H).

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