2-Methylpiperazine → Gatifloxacin

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A mixture of 1-cyclopropyl-6,7-difluoro-1,4-dihydro-8-methoxy-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid (200 mg), 2-methylpiperazine (140 mg) and anhydrous DMSO (3 ml) was stirred for 2 hours at 70° to 95° C. on an oil bath. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with chloroform-methanol-concentrated aqueous ammonia (20:6:1), the residue was recrystallized from methanol to give the title compound (50 mg) as white powdery crystals, mp 162° C.

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