Formic Acid → HCID 21435004, compound

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Formic acid (1 ml) was added to acetic anhydride (2 ml) which was cooled to 0°. The mixture was warmed to 50° for 15 minutes, cooled to 0° and added to a suspension of 7-ethoxy-1,4-dihydro-1-hydroxyethyl-4-oxo-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid (0.78 g) in dry pyridine (10 ml). The mixture was stirred at 0° for 45 minutes and then for 1 hour at room temperature. The solid was collected and washed with water and dried, m.p. 208.5°-210° (d). (71%).

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