Trimethyl orthovalerate → HCID 69506740, compound

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Ethyl 3-(3-aminoquinolin-4-ylamino)-2,2-dimethylpropanoate (see Example 26 Parts A through D, 9.0 g, 31.3 mmol) was treated according to a modification of the method described in Part B of Example 8 using trimethyl orthovalerate in lieu of trimethyl orthobutyrate. Prior to the addition of trimethyl orthovalerate (6.1 mL, 35 mmol) and pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate (0.050 g), the reaction was heated at reflux for 15 minutes and then cooled slightly. The reaction was heated at reflux for five hours, allowed to cool to ambient temperature, stirred overnight, and concentrated under reduced pressure to provide 11.2 g of ethyl 3-(2-butyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-1-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanoate.

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