Cl[C:2]1[C:11]([C:12]2[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=2)=[CH:10][C:9]2[C:4](=[C:5]([O:20][CH3:21])[CH:6]=[CH:7][C:8]=2[O:18][CH3:19])[N:3]=1.C(O)(=[O:24])C>>[C:12]1([C:11]2[C:2](=[O:24])[NH:3][C:4]3[C:9]([CH:10]=2)=[C:8]([O:18][CH3:19])[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]=3[O:20][CH3:21])[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=1A solution of 2-chloro-3-phenyl-5,8-dimethoxyquinoline (200 mg, 0.67 mmol) was refluxed for 3 hours in acetic acid (1.5 ml) and water (0.05 ml.) After the solvent was evaporated, the residue was dissolved in water, basified with aqueous ammonium hydroxide 25% and extracted with chloroform (3×25 ml). The combined chloroform layers were dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated, yielding an essentially pure residue of 187 mg (100%) of 3-phenyl-5,8-dimethoxy-2-(1H)-quinolinone. m.p. 207 (CDCl3).
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