m-Chloroperbenzoic acid → 2-(6-cyano-2,2-dimethyl-2H-1-benzopyran-4-yl)quinoline 1-oxide

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450 mg of m-chloroperbenzoic acid were added at room temperature to a solution of 624 mg of 2,2-dimethyl-4-(2-quinolyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-6-carbonitrile in 20 ml of dichloromethane. After stirring at room temperature for 6 hours the mixture was washed with sodium bicarbonate solution and the organic phase was dried over sodium sulphate and evaporated. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel using ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (4:1) for the elution and then chromatographed on silica gel a second time using methanol/ethyl acetate (1:9) for the elution. The product was recrystallized from toluene to give 45 mg of 2-(6-cyano-2,2-dimethyl-2H-1-benzopyran-4-yl)quinoline 1-oxide of melting point 177° C.

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