4-Aminobenzoic Acid → 4-[(4-Carboxyphenyl)amino]-7-chloro-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride

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4,7-Dichloro-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid ethyl ester (72.0 g, 267 mmol) and p-aminobenzoic acid (36.6 g, 267 mmol) were refluxed in 675 ml of THF for 6 h then cooled to room temperature. The yellow precipitate was filtered, combined with the product from a 10 mmol reaction and washed with THF, then ether. The yellow powder was then dried in vacuo overnight affording 82.7 g (203 mmol, 73% yield) of 4-[(4-carboxyphenyl)amino]-7-chloro-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride.

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