Iodoethane → Methyl 7-(ethyloxy)-3-methyl-6-[(1-methylethyl)sulfonyl]-2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-quinolinecarboxylate

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Iodoethane (3.35 mL, 41.4 mmol) was added slowly to a mixture of methyl 7-hydroxy-3-methyl-6-[(1-methylethyl)sulfonyl]-2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-quinolinecarboxylate (12.90 g, 27.6 mmol) and cesium carbonate (27.0 g, 83 mmol) in dimethyl sulfoxide (150 mL) at room temperature. The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The mixture was diluted with water and extracted with methylene chloride. The phases were separated, and the organic phase was washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated. The crude material was purified via column chromatography (ISCO, 330 g silica, 0-20% ethyl acetate/methylene chloride) to afford a solid residue that was triturated from methanol to give methyl 7-(ethyloxy)-3-methyl-6-[(1-methylethyl)sulfonyl]-2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-quinolinecarboxylate (11.39 g, 83% yield). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ8.24 (s, 1H), 7.98-8.04 (m, 2H), 7.91 (d, J=7.78 Hz, 1H), 7.76-7.82 (m, 2H), 4.39 (q, J=7.03 Hz, 2H), 4.09 (s, 3H), 3.85 (quin, J=6.84 Hz, 1H), 2.36 (s, 3H), 1.44 (t, J=7.03 Hz, 3H), 1.23 (s, 3H), 1.21 (s, 3H); MS (m/z) 496.1 (M+H+).

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