Sodium Hydroxide → 4-Amino-6-methoxyquinoline-3-carboxylic acid

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To a stirred solution of ethyl-4-amino-6-methoxyquinoline-3-carboxylate (Example 1a, 1.23 g, 5.0 mmol) in EtOH (20.0 mL) was added aqueous NaOH (2.0 N, 5.0 mL) at room temperature. The reaction mixture was then refluxed for 3 hr. The solution was then filtered and washed with water. The filtrate was cooled to 0° C. and neutralized carefully with 1 N HCl to pH 7. Most of the EtOH was removed under reduced pressure, and the precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with cold water, and dried under vacuum to give the title compound as an off-white solid (1.01 g, 93%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 3.89 (s, 3H), 7.40 (dd, J=2.8, 9.4 Hz, 1H), 7.73 (d, J=9.4 Hz, 1H), 7.77 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 8.77 (s, 1H). MS 219 (MH+).

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