Ytterbium triflate → Methyl 6-chloro-4-(3-chlorophenyl)-2-cyclopropylquinoline-3-carboxylate

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To a mixture of (2-amino-5-chlorophenyl)(3-chlorophenyl) methanone (81 mg, 0.31 mmol, 1 eq) and methyl 3-cyclopropyl-3-oxopropanoate (56.2 mg, 0.40 mmol, 1.3 eq) in ethanol (3 ml) was added ytterbium triflate (19 mg, 0.03 mmol, 0.1 eq) and the yellow solution was stirred overnight at room temperature. The resultant precipitate was filtered and washed with a small amount of ethanol to give the desired product (49 mg, 43%) as a white solid which did not require any further purification. MS (ESI): 372.1 (M+H)+.

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