2-Aminophenol → 4-Methyl-8-quinolinol

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A solution of 100 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid, 27.3 g (250 mmol) of 2-aminophenol and 41 ml (500 mmol, 2 eq.) of methyl vinyl ketone was heated to 110°-120° C. for 18 hours. The reaction was cooled, poured onto crushed ice, brought to pH 7 using 10N sodium hydroxide and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layers were washed with water, brine, dried (magnesium sulfate) and concentrated in vacuo. Purification by flash chromatography (silica gel, 1:2 ethyl acetate/petroleum ether) and crystallization (ethyl acetate) gave 5.3 g of the title compound as a light yellow solid: melting point 135°-136° C.

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