Ethanol → 4-Chloro-6-ethoxy-7-fluoro-3-quinolinecarbonitrile

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To a 0° C. mixture of 4-chloro-7-fluoro-6-hydroxy-3-quinolinecarbonitrile (185 mg, 0.83 mmol), triphenylphosphine (392 mg, 1.49 mmol) and ethanol (153 mg, 3.32 mmol) in 15 mL of tetrahydrofuran is added diethylazodicarboxylate (260 mg, 1.80 mmol). The reaction mixture is kept at 0° C. for 45 minutes then stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture is concentrated in vacuo and purified by flash column chromatography eluting with a gradient of 1 % ethyl acetate in hexane to 5% ethyl acetate in hexane provides 4-chloro-6-ethoxy-7-fluoro-3-quinolinecarbonitrile, mp 165-166° C.

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