Water → (8-Methoxyquinolin-5-yl)methanol

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5-(Hydroxymethyl) quinolinol (6.7 g, 38 mmol) was dissolved in DMF (38 mL) and treated with potassium carbonate (16 g, 116 mmol) followed by methyl iodide (2.9 mL, 6.8 g, 48 mmol). The mixture was allowed to stir overnight at RT, then poured into a separatory funnel with water and extracted 3× DCM. The organic layer was dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated to give solid 5-hydroxymethyl-8-methoxyquinoline (6.5 g). 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 8.97 (d, 1H), 8.51 (d, 1H) 7.49 (m, 2H), 6.99 (d, 1H), 5.05 (s, 2H), 4.09 (s, 3H).

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