Phosphorus oxybromide → Ethyl 4-bromoquinoline-2-carboxylate

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A solution of ethyl 4-hydroxyquinoline-2-carboxylate (10.0 g, 46.0 mmol) and phosphorus oxybromide (13.2 g, 46.0 mmol) in 100 mL of toluene and 10.0 mL acetonitrile was heated at 75° C. for 1.5 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, quenched slowly with water, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic fraction was washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. The resultant residue was subjected to silica gel chromatography eluting with 0-50% ethyl acetate in hexanes to afford ethyl 4-bromoquinoline-2-carboxylate that gave a mass ion (ES+) of 280.1 (79Br) for M+H+.

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