Aniline → 2-Methyl-4-phenylimino-3,4-dihydro-2H-quinoline-1-carboxylic Acid Benzyl Ester

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To a solution of 2-Methyl-4-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-quinoline-1-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (9 g), triethylamine (24.65 g), aniline (5.7 g) in dichloromethane (110 ml), cooled at −5° C. in an ice/sodium chloride bath, a solution of titanium chloride in toluene 1 mol/l was dropwise added for 10 minutes. The mixture was stirred over night at room temperature and then washed with dichloromethane and an aqueous solution of potassium carbonate. The organic layer was separated, dried over sodium sulfate and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give a brown oil (16 g) which was directly used in the next step.

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