2-Amino-4'-fluorobenzophenone → Methyl 2-cyclopropyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)quinoline-3-carboxylate

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47.9 g of methyl 3-cyclopropyl-3-oxopropionate and 100 g of 2-amino-4′-fluorobenzophenone methanesulfonate were added to 584 g of toluene, and the mixture was dehydrated and refluxed at an internal temperature of 79 to 81° C. under a reduced pressure of 40 kPa. The reaction mixture was analyzed with HPLC during the reaction, and methyl 3-cyclopropyl-3-oxopropionate was added thereto by dividing it into several parts until the residual amount of 2-amino-4′-fluorobenzophenone was less than 2%. An additional amount of methyl 3-cyclopropyl-3-oxopropionate was 13.8 g. After 40 hours of reaction time, the residual amount of 2-amino-4′-fluorobenzophenone was 1.7%. The reaction solution was washed with 320 g of 4% aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide and then 140 g of 2% aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide. The reaction solution was further washed with 100 g of 5% brine solution, and then dried over 10 g of anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Toluene was removed under a reduced pressure, and crystallization was carried out in 740 g of cyclohexane to obtain 88.4 g of methyl 2-cyclopropyl-4-(4′-fluorophenyl)quinoline-3-carboxylate.

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