Potassium tert-butoxide → Ethyl 1-cyclopropyl-6,7,8-trifluoro-5-methyl-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylate

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To a mixture of 9.05 g (26.3 mmol) of ethyl 2-(2,3,4,5-tetrafluoro-5-methylbenzoyl)-3-cyclopropylaminoacrylate in 100 mL of dry t-butanol was added a slurry of 3.25 g (29.0 mmol) of potassium t-butoxide in 20 mL of dry t-butanol, and the mixture was stirred at 60° C. for 4 hours. The suspension was cooled to room temperature and concentrated to a paste which was partitioned between dichloromethane and 1N hydrochloric acid. The organic layer was separated, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated. Recrystallization from ethyl acetate:hexane gave 4.70 g of the title compound, mp 176°-177° C.

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