Pentenone → 2,4-Dimethyl-5,6-dimethoxy-8-nitroquinoline

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4,5-Dimethoxy-2-nitroaniline and 3-penten-2-one were subjected to a Skraup reaction. A black, tarry substance was obtained, from which an orange solid could be isolated by chromatography over silica gel using benzene-ethyl acetate (19:1) to elute the product. That material was thrice crystallized from 2-propanol, re-chromatographed, and again crystallized to afford 14% yield of golden 5,6-dimethoxy-2,4-dimethyl-8-nitroquinoline. Although it melted 85°-108°, it showed a single spot on two tlc systems.

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