Triethylamine → Ethyl 2-chloromethyl-4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-6,7-dimethoxyquinoline-3-carboxylate

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2-Amino-3',4,4',5-tetramethoxybenzophenone hydrochloride (36.0 g) and ethyl 4-chloroacetoacetate (21.4 g) were stirred in ethanol (350 ml) under reflux for 7 hours. After completion of the reaction, triethylamine (10.6 g) was added dropwise at a temperature not over 20° C. and the mixture was stirred at 5° C. for 1 hour. The crystals were collected by filtration, washed twice with 50 ml each of ethanol and dried under reduced pressure to provide ethyl 2-chloromethyl-4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-6,7-dimethoxyquinoline-3-carboxylate (41.0 g; yield 92%).

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