Water → 1-Methyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carbaldehyde

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2.7 Grams of 3-formylcarbostyril was dissolved in 150 ml of tetrahydrofuran, then 0.8 g of oil 50%-sodium hydride was added thereto at a room temperature with stirring. Next, 4.5 g of methyl iodide was added dropwise at a room temperature for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under a reduced pussure, the residue thus obtained was poured into water and the crystals precipitated were collected by filtration. Recrystallized from ethanol to obtain 1.7 g of 1-methyl-3-formylcarbostyril in the form of yellow-brownish needle-like crystals.

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