Water → 3-Butyryl-4-(2-methylphenylamino)-8-(3-dimethylaminopropoxy)quinoline

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3-Butyryl-4-(2-methylphenylamino)-8-hydroxyquinoline (3.20 g, 10 mmol) and potassium t-butoxide (3.05 g, 25 mmol) were dissolved in dimethyl formamide (30 ml), warmed to 80° and 3-dimethylaminopropyl chloride hydrochloride (1.90 g, 12 mmol) added. The mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 80° then a further portion of potassium t-butoxide (2.44 g, 20 mmol) and 3-dimethylaminopropyl chloride hydrochloride (1.58 g, 10 mmol) added. After a further 2 hours at 80° the mixture was poured into water, extracted with ether and the ether extracts dried and evaporated. Chromatography (silica gel, 5% methanolic ammmonia in dichloromethane) and recrystallisation from ethyl acetate gave 3-butyryl-4-(2-methylphenylamino)-8-(3-dimethylaminopropoxy)quinoline (1.80 g, 88%), m.p. 109°-110°.

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