Ethyl Bromide → 3-Quinolinecarboxylic acid, 7-amino-1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-

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1.5 ml of ethyl bromide is added to a solution of 1 gram of ethyl 7-acetamido-4-hydroxy-6-fluoro-3-quinolinecarboxylate in 25 ml of water, 60 ml of ethanol and 2.5 ml of 10% sodium hydroxide solution, and the mixture is maintained under reflux for 4 hours. The mixture is then concentrated to half its volume, 5 ml of 10% sodium hydroxide solution are added and refluxing is maintained for 1 hour. The mixture is allowed to cool and is acidified with hydrochloric acid, and the precipitate formed is filtered off. The precipitate is washed with water, dried, and recrystallized in a dimethylformamide/water (10:1) mixture.

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