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HRID 1704811Generated: November 1, 2026

Water → 4-Oxo-4H-pyrimido[2,1-a]isoquinoline-3-carboxylic Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
ReactantEthyl 4-Oxo-4H-pyrimido[2,1-a]isoquinoline-3-carboxylateHCID 13851097—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product4-Oxo-4H-pyrimido[2,1-a]isoquinoline-3-carboxylic AcidHCID 22758827—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of ethyl 4-oxo-4H-pyrimido[2,1-a]isoquinoline-3-carboxylate (2.78 g., 0.010 mole), 1.0 N NaOH (15.0 ml.), H2O (40 ml.) and ethanol (30 ml.) was refluxed for 15 minutes. The mixture was filtered and the cooled filtrate acidified with 15.0 ml. of 1.0 N HCl to precipitate crude acid (2.36 g.), m.p. 193°-223°. Two recrystallizations from 2-methoxyethanol gave peach needles, m.p. 252°-253.5°.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04127720
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_11
ORD IDord-a59d824971bf4c57bb5dc76074e0fe98
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_11