Phosphorus oxychloride → 1-(4-Chloro-8-methoxy-3-quinolinyl)ethanone

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3-Acetyl-8-methoxy-4(1H)-quinolone (4.23 g, 19 mmol) and phosphorus oxychloride (150 ml) were heated under reflux for 45 minutes, evaporated to small volume in vacuo, poured onto ice, and the mixture adjusted to pH 4 with sodium bicarbonate. Extraction with chloroform, drying and evaporation of the organic solution gave crude 3-acetyl-4-chloro-8-methoxyquinoline as a dark coloured oil (7.9 g), which was used without purification.

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