8-Chloro-2-methyl-10-(trifluoromethyl)-pyrimido[5,4-b]quinolin-4(3H)-one (13, 82 mg, 0.261 mmol) was suspended in THF-TMEDA (10:1, 1.74 mL) and cooled to −78° C. under a N2 atmosphere. n-BuLi was added dropwise and the reaction slowly became homogeneous. The reaction mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 20 minutes, then the ice bath was removed and the reaction allowed to warm to rt. After stirring for 90 min, the reaction was quenched with sat. aq. NH4Cl and was partitioned between EtOAc and H2O. The organic layer was separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (3×10 mL). The combined organics were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated. Chromatography (SiO2, 60% EtOAc-hexane) provided the desired material 14 (17 mg, 17%). Rf 0.39 (50% EtOAc-hexane). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) 6 11.63 (br s, NH), 7.53 (s, 1H), 7.22 (dd, J=2.2, 8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.87 (br s, NH), 6.82 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 2.86 (m, 1H), 2.48 (s, 3H), 2.14 (m, 1H), 1.34 (m, 2H), 1.01 (m, 2H), 0.86 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 3H); 19F NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) δ −75.21. ESI-HRMS 372.1099 (M++H, C17H17ClON3F3 requires 372.1091).
