Triphenylphosphine → 3-Acetoxy-5-fluoro-6-methoxy-quinoline-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester

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Methanol (0.52 mL, 12.72 mmol, 3.0 eq) is added at room temperature to a stirred solution of 3-acetoxy-5-fluoro-6-hydroxy-quinoline-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester (1.18 g, 4.24 mmol, 1.0 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (50 mL), followed by triphenylphosphine (2.22 g, 12.72 mmol, 3.0 eq) and diethyl azodicarboxylate (1.48 g, 12.72 mmol, 3.0 eq). After 3 hours stirring at room temperature, solvent is evaporated to give a crude product that is purified by column chromatography (silica gel, eluent: dichloromethane:methanol, 30:1, v/v) to afford 3-acetoxy-5-fluoro-6-methoxy-quinoline-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester as a yellow oil (0.81 g, 65% yield).

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