Diphenyl Ether → 2-(6-methylquinolin-2-yl)benzoic Acid

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To 3 ml of diphenyl ether were added 0.5 g of the 2-(2-carboxyphenyl)-6-methyl-4-quinolinecarboxylic acid obtained in Example 2. After adding 6.5 mg of copper oxide, the mixture was heated at 170° C. for 1 hour. Then the reaction mixture was poured into water, made alkaline by adding sodium hydroxide and washed with ethyl acetate. The aqueous layer was neutralized with 3M hydrochloric acid until a precipitate was formed. After extracting with ethyl acetate, 0.2 g of 2-(6-methylquinolin-2-yl)benzoic acid were obtained. NMR (270 MHz, CD3OD): δ 7.58-8.32 (m,9H); 2.58 (s,3H).

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