Water → HCID 15007049, compound

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A solution of 4.30 g (20.0 mmols) of 2,3-dimethyl-4-acetoxyquinoline, 2.44 g (22.0 mmols) of selenium dioxide, 8 ml of water and 80 ml 1,4-dioxane was refluxed for 3 hours. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure, after which 100 ml of chloroform was added, followed by washing with a saturated sodium hydrogencarbonate aqueous solution and then with water, and drying with sodium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure and the resultant crude product was purified by silica gel column chromatography (Wako Gel C-200) (solvent: n-hexane : ethyl acetate=10:1) to obtain 2.40 g (yield 52%) of 2-formyl-3-methyl-4-acetoxyquinoline.

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