1-Methylpiperazine → N-Methylciprofloxacin

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A mixture of 20 g of 7-chloro-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid, 28.5 g of N-methylpiperazine and 120 ml of anhydrous dimethylsulphoxide is heated at 135°-140° C. for 2.5 hours. The solvent is distilled off under a fine vacuum and the residue is suspended in about 50 ml of water. The solid is filtered off with suction, rinsed with water, dried over calcium chloride in a vacuum drying cabinet at 80° C. and recrystallized from glycol monomethyl ether. 14.5 g of 1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid of decomposition point 248°-250° C. are obtained.

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