Acetic Acid → 2-(1-neopentyl-2-oxo-2,3,4,7-tetrahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-h]quinolin-3-yl)acetic acid

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To a solution of ethyl 2-(7-amino-8-methyl-1-neopentyl-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-3-yl)acetate (170 mg, 0.51 mmol) in carbon tetrachloride (4.5 mL) was added acetic acid (0.5 mL) followed by isoamylnitrite (0.04 mL) and the reaction mixture was stirred for 2 h at room temperature. The reaction mixture was diluted with dichloromethane (40 mL), washed with aqueous NaHCO3 and dried. The solvent was removed and the crude product was dissolved in THF (15 mL) followed by addition of lithium hydroxide (43 mg, 1 mmol) and water (5 mL). After stirring for 12 h, the solvent was removed, acidified with 6 M HCl and extracted with ethyl acetate to give 2-(1-neopentyl-2-oxo-2,3,4,7-tetrahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-h]quinolin-3-yl)acetic acid.

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