Water → Methyl 5-nitroquinoline-8-carboxylate

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To a stirred solution of 300 mg (1.375 mmol) of 5-nitroquinoline-8-carboxilic acid (Breckenridge, J. G. Et al., Canadian J. of Research Sect. B; 1947, 25, 49) in DMF (6 mL), 546 mg (3.850 mmol) of iodomethane and 190 mg (1.375 mmol) of potassium carbonate were added. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for one hour. Water (10 mL) was added and the product collected by filtration. The residue was washed with water and dried to yield the title compound (250 mg, 78.4%).

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