6-(Benzyloxy)-4-chloro-7-methoxyquinoline → 6-Hydroxy-7-methoxyquinoline

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6-Benzyloxy-4-chloro-7-methoxy-quinoline (525 mg) was dissolved in triethylamine/N,N-dimethylformamide (5 ml/20 ml) to prepare a solution. 20% palladium hydroxide (1.52 g) was added to the solution, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature under a hydrogen gas atmosphere for 6 hr. The reaction solution was filtered, and the solvent was then removed by distillation under the reduced pressure. Water was added to the residue, the mixture was extracted with chloroform, and the chloroform layer was then washed with water and was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was removed by distillation under the reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by column chromatography using acetone-chloroform to give 6-hydroxy-7-methoxyquinoline (258 mg, yield 84%).

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