Sodium Iodide → Ethyl 2-iodomethyl-6,7-dimethoxy-4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)quinoline-3-carboxylate

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A mixture of sodium iodide (1.68 g) and 2-butanone (15 ml) was stirred at 80° C. for 1 hour, after which 2-chloromethyl-6,7-dimethoxy-4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)quinoline-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (2.68 g) was added, followed by stirring at 80° C. for 12 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was poured over water and then extracted with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with water and dried (MgSO4), after which the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography and eluted with chloroform-ethyl acetate (1:1, v/v) to yield -6,7-dimethoxy-4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-iodomethylquinoline-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (1.4 g, 58%), which was then recrystallized from ethyl acetate-hexane to yield a colorless prismatic crystal having a melting point of 170 to 171° C.

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