(3-Amino-4-fluorophenoxy)acetic acid methyl ester → [2-Ethyl-8-fluoro-4-oxo-3-(4-pyrazol-1-ylbenzyl)-1,4-dihydroquinolin-5-yloxy]acetic acid methyl ester

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A solution of (3-amino-4-fluorophenoxy)acetic acid methyl ester (0.42 g) and 3-oxo-2-(4-pyrazol-1-ylbenzyl)pentanoic acid ethyl ester (0.63 g) in 1,4-dioxane (20 mL) was added to polyphosphoric acid (3 g) at 100° C., and the resulting mixture was stirred at 120° C. for 18 hours. The mixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted with water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined extracts were washed with water and saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, and then dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue purified by column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with a mixture of cyclohexane and ethyl acetate to afford title compound (0.39 g).

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