Dibenamine hydrochloride → 6-(2-Dibenzylamino-ethoxy)-1-ethyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydro-quinoline-3-carboxylic acid 2-dibenzylamino-ethyl ester

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1-Ethyl-6-hydroxy-4-oxo-1,4-dihydro-quinoline-3-carboxylic acid (GB 1433774) (1.4 g, 6 mmol) was dissolved in dry DMF (80 mL). To this was added potassium carbonate (5 g, 36 mmol) and dibenzyl-(2-chloroethyl)amine hydrochloride (4.37 g, 14.8 mmol). The mixture was heated at 65° C. with stirring for 72 h, then allowed to cool overnight. The mixture was evaporated to a small volume, diluted with water and extracted with ethyl acetate (×2). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine, dried and evaporated under reduced pressure to give a dark viscous oil (4.9 g). This residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel (100 g), eluting with 0.2-3.8% methanol in dichloromethane, to give the title compound as a brown solid (2.46 g, 60%); ESMS m/z 680 [M+H]+ (100%).

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