Isopropanol → Levofloxacin

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10 g (35.6 mmole) of (S)-(−)-9,10-difluoro-3-methyl-7-oxo-2,3-dihydro-7H-pyrido [1,2,3-de] [1,4]benzoxazine-6-carboxylic acid was put in suspension in 5 mL of DMA (dimethyl acetamide) and 8.3 mL (75 mmole) of N-methyl piperazine. The reaction mixture was heated to 110° C. until the complete conversion of the starting material, about 1.5 h. The reaction mixture was then cooled to 80° C. and 60 ml of isopropyl alcohol was added. The reaction mixture was then slurried for 3 hours at ambient temperature filtered under vacuum, washed with 40 ml IPA and dried in vacuum oven overnight to obtain 11.48 g (89.3%) of levofloxacin.

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