Water → Ethyl 1-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-6,7-difluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylate

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The solution of 3.0 g of ethyl 2-(2-chloro-4,5-difluorobenzoyl)-3-(2,4-difluorophenylamino)acrylate in 30 ml of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran was cooled to 10° C. 0.3 g (1.02 eq.) of 60% sodium hydride was added to the reaction mixture, which was refluxed for 4.5 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to 5˜10° C. 54.6 ml of water was added to the reaction mixture, which was then stirred for 30 minutes. The organic layer was filtered under a reduced pressure and washed with a mixed solution of n-hexane and ether (1/1). The resulting wet cake was dried under a reduced pressure at 40˜45° C. for 6 hours to give 2.26 g of ethyl 1-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-6,7-difluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylate (Yield: 82.8%).

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