Water → 1-Cyclopropyl-7-fluoro-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid

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2.75 g (0.01 mol) of ethyl 1-cyclopropyl-7-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylate are refluxed for four hours in a mixture of 12 ml of acetic acid, 12 ml of water and 1.2 ml of concentrated sulphuric acid. The cooled reaction mixture is poured into ice-water, and the precipitate is filtered off, washed with water and dried at 100° C. in a drying cupboard.

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