Chloroform → 3-Cyclohexylcarbonyl-4-chloro-8-methoxyquinoline

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3-Cyclohexylcarbonyl-8-methoxy-4(1H)-quinolone (5.8 g, 0.02 mol) was heated under reflux in a mixture of chloroform (100 ml) and phosphorus oxychloride (15 ml) for 2.5 hours. The reaction mixture was, partitioned between chloroform, ice and sodium hydrogen carbonate solution (100 g in 1.5 l) and the organic solution was washed with sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and brine. The chloroform solution was dried and evaporated to give 4-chloro-3-cyclohexylcarbonyl-8-methoxy-quinoline (5.5 g, 90%) as an oil.

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