Toluene → 4-aminoquinoline-3-carbonitrile

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The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a 4-amino-3-quinolinecarbonitrile comprising combining an amine compound with cyanoacetic acid and an acid catalyst to yield a cyanoacetamide; condensing the cyanoacetamide with an optionally up to tetra-substituted aniline in an alcoholic solvent and a trialkylorthoformate to yield a 3-amino-2-cyanoacrylamide, and then combining the 3-amino-2-cyanoacrylamide with phosphorus oxychloride in acetonitrile, butyronitrile, toluene or xylene, optionally in the presence of a catalyst to yield a 4-amino-3-quinolinecarbonitrile.

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