Diazomethane → Ethyl 2-(1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinolin-6-yl)cyclopropanecarboxylate

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To a stirred solution of (E)-ethyl 3-(1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinolin-6-yl)acrylate (1.2 g, 3.21 mmol) in diethyl ether (50 mL) was added palladium (II) acetate (0.031 g, 0.138 mmol). The reaction mixture was cooled to −10° C., and a cold solution of diazomethane (1.351 g, 32.1 mmol) in ether (generated from aqueous KOH (8 g, 143 mmol) and 1-methyl-1-nitrosourea (4 g, 38.8 mmol) at −15° C.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 12 h. The reaction mixture was filtered through celite, diluted with diethyl ether, and washed with water and saturated NaCl solution. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, concentrated, and purified by flash chromatography on silica gel column using 15% ethyl acetate in hexane to give ethyl 2-(1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinolin-6-yl)cyclopropanecarboxylate as a yellow gum (510 mg, 57%). 1H NMR 400 MHz, CDCl3: δ 1.29 (t, J=4.80 Hz, 3H), 1.31 (d, J=4.80 Hz, 1H), 1.62 (d, J=4.80 Hz, 1H), 1.84-1.89 (m, 1H), 2.51-2.56 (m, 1H), 3.76 (d, J=2.80 Hz, 3H), 3.98 (q, J=174.00 Hz, 2H), 5.47 (s, 2H), 6.77-6.83 (m, 3H), 7.13-7.28 (m, 5H), 7.66 (d, J=9.60 Hz, 1H).

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