Dimethylformamide → [3-(4-chloro-2-fluorobenzyl)-4-difluoromethoxy-2-ethyl-8-fluoroquinolin-5-yloxy]acetic Acid Methyl Ester

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A mixture of [3-(4-chloro-2-fluorobenzyl)-2-ethyl-8-fluoro-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinolin-5-yloxy]acetic acid methyl ester (0.20 g), N,N-dimethylformamide (3.0 mL), potassium carbonate (0.20 g) and acetic acid chlorodifluoromethyl ester (0.15 mL) was stirred at 80° C. for 4 days. The mixture was diluted with water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined extracts were washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, dried over magnesium sulfate and the solvent removed under reduced pressure. Purification of the residue by column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with a mixture of cyclohexane and dichloromethane (1:4 by volume) gave title compound, 0.071 g.

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