Ethyl Propionate → ethyl 2-(4-(diethoxymethyl)phenyl)-3-(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-4-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxylate

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A mixture of (E)-4-(4-(diethoxymethyl)benzylideneamino)isobenzofuran-1(3H)-one (678 mg, 2 mmol), 1-methyl-1H-imidazole-2-carbaldehyde (242 mg, 2.2 mmol), sodium ethanolate (544 mg, 8.0 mmol), and ethyl propionate (50 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 3 hr. Then the resulting mixture was evaporated under reduced pressure and extracted with ethyl acetate (100 mL×4) and concentrated. The crude product was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, petroleum ether:ethyl acetate=20:1 to 1.5:1) to give ethyl 2-(4-(diethoxymethyl)phenyl)-3-(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-4-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxylate as solid (50 mg, yield 5%). LC-MS (ESI) m/z: 478 (M+1)+.

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