Oxalyl chloride → 7-(Benzyloxy)-4-chloro-6-methoxyquinoline-3-carbonitrile

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A total of 500 mg (1.63 mM) of 7-benzyloxy-4hydroxy-6-methoxy-quinoline-3-carbonitrile was taken up into 3 ml of oxalyl chloride (2M in CHCl3) and allowed to stand for 15 min followed by refluxing for 1 h. The solution was allowed to cool and then diluted with 300 mg of hexane to give a green solid. The solid was isolated and washed with excess hexane and dried under vacuum at 40° C. to yield 586 mg of 7-benzyloxy-4-chloro-6-methoxy-quinoline-3-carbonitrile as the hydrogen chloride salt. This compound was taken immediately on for the next step.

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