Diazomethane → 4-[3-(7-Fluoro-2-quinolinylmethoxy)phenylamino]-2,2-diethyl-4-oxobutanoic acid methyl ester

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A solution of diazomethane in diethyl ether is added at 0° to a solution of 1.9 g of 4-[3-(7-fluoro-2-quinolinylmethoxy)phenylamino]-2,2-diethyl-4-oxobutanoic acid (Example 3) in 150 ml of tetrahydrofuran until a yellow colour remains established. The yellow solution is immediately concentrated by evaporation to give the title compound in the form of a colourless oil which crystallises on being left to stand in a refrigerator, m.p. 92°-93°; IR (methylene chloride): 1735 cm-1 (C=O).

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