1-Methyl-4-quinolone → 1-methylquinoline-4(1H)-thione

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Under an inert atmosphere, 1 g of 1-methyl-4-quinolone was dissolved in 20 ml of benzene and then under bigorous stirring, 1.27 g of 2,4-bis-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2,4-dithioxo-1,3,2,4-dithiadiphosphetane (Lawesson's reagent) was added all at once with stirring for 1 hour at reflux. After cooling and concentrating to dryness by distilling under reduced pressure, the 2.5 g of residue were chromatographed on silica and eluted with a mixture of methyl chloride and methanol (9/1) to obtain 910 mg of the expected product melting at 208°-210° C.

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