Diethyl Oxalate → Ethyl 7-fluoropyrimido[4,5-b]quinolin-4(3H)-one-2-carboxylate

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A mixture of diethyl oxalate (57.2 g., 0.392 mole) and 6-fluoro-2-aminoquinoline-3-carboxamide (5.34 g., 0.0261 mole) is heated for eighteen hours at 160° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere and then allowed to cool to room temperature. Hexane (300 ml.) is added, the mixture stirred and filtered to provide the desired product. It is washed with hexane and dried. Yield = 4.9 g. (71%); m.p. 272° C. (dec.).

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