Methyl propiolate → 2-Hydroxy-7,8-dihydro-5(6H)-quinolinone

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Methyl propiolate (5.03 ml, 56.2 mmol) was added to finely ground 3-aminocyclohex-2-enone (5 g, 45.0 mmol). The resulting mixture was heated to 105° C. resulting in a dark brown solution and stirred under reflux for 60 min. Then the reflux condenser was removed and the excess methyl propiolate was distilled off by raising the temperature to 170° C. The reaction mixture was cooled to RT and the resulting solid was triturated with dichloromethane (10 mL) and heated to 40° C. for 25 min. The hot mixture was filtered and the yellow residue was washed with dichloromethane (10 mL). The solid was dried under reduced pressure. Amount 2.07 g. Yield 28%.

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