Ethanol → 3-Phenyl-quinoline-5-carboxylic acid

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50 g (0.256 mol) of 3-hydroxy-4-nitro-phthalide are hydrogenated at 20° C. and at 3 bar using 5 g of Pd/barium sulphate (5%) in 380 ml of ethanol. The mixture is filtered with suction, and 0.308 mol=38.7 ml of phenylacetaldehyde solution are added to the filtrate. The mixture is boiled for 4 hours, the quinolinecarboxylic acid precipitating. It is cooled, filtered with suction and washed with ethanol 28.3 g (44.3% of theory) of a colorless compound of melting point>290° C. are obtained.

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