Sodium → 1-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-1,4-dihydro-6,7-difluoro-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid

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A mixture of 6.08 g (19.7 mmoles) of 6,7-difluoro-1-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid ethyl ester and 19.7 mmoles of 2N aqueous sodium hydroxyde in 80 mL of ethanol was stirred overnight. The resulting mixture was concentrated in vacuo, taken up with 200 mL of water and extracted with dichloromethane. About 8 mL of 2N HCl was added to the aqueous layer to adjust the pH to 3. The precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with H2O and dried to give 4.47 g, of titled compound. MP>260° C.

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