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HRID 2366681Generated: November 3, 2026

1,1,1-Trimethoxybutane → ethyl 5-(2-propyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-1-yl)pentanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant1,1,1-TrimethoxybutaneHCID 123512—
ReactantEthyl 5-(3-aminoquinolin-4-ylamino)pentanoateHCID 57447068—
CatalystBenzenesulfonic acid, 4-methyl-, compd. with pyridine (1:1)HCID 466102—
Productethyl 5-(2-propyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-1-yl)pentanoateHCID 5744706990.2%

Reaction Steps

The method described in Part A of Example 10 was used to treat ethyl 5-(3-aminoquinolin-4-ylamino)pentanoate (26.3 g, 91.5 mmol) with trimethyl orthobutyrate (18.3 mL, 114 mmol) and pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate (0.5 g). The reaction was complete in three hours to provide 28 g of ethyl 5-(2-propyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-1-yl)pentanoate as a brown oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08697873B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_04
ORD IDord-d265c4f0bb934649b9d08aadc4bcb426
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_04