Ethoxyacetic acid → 2-Ethoxymethyl-1-phenylmethyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinoline

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3-Amino-4-(phenylmethylamino)quinoline (4 g, 16 mmol) was combined with ethoxyacetic acid (4.5 mL, 48 mmol) and heated at 120° C. for about 3 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted with water and then made basic with ammonium hydroxide. The resulting precipitate was collected to provide 5.3 g of the desired product as a solid. The structure was confirmed by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

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