1,4-Dioxane → [3-(4-chloro-2-fluorobenzyl)-2-ethyl-8-fluoro-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinolin-5-yloxy]acetic Acid Methyl Ester

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A mixture of (3-amino-4-fluorophenoxy)acetic acid methyl ester (0.80 g), 2-(4-chloro-2-fluorobenzyl)-3-oxopentanoic acid methyl ester (1.4 g), polyphosphoric acid (5 g) and dioxane (10 mL) was heated at 120° C. for 23 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted with water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined extracts were washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and the solvent removed under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with a mixture of ethyl acetate and cyclohexane (3:7 to 7:10 by volume) to afford title compound, 0.20 g.

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