Formaldehyde → 1-Cyclopropyl-7-(3-cyclopropyl-4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid

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A mixture of 210 mg of 1-cyclopropyl-7-(3-cyclopropyl-1-piperazinyl) -6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid, 0.24 ml of 37% formaldehyde and 0.30 ml of 90% formic acid was heated at 100° C. for 4 hours, then allowed to cool and the excess reagents removed under reduced pressure. Water was added and the pH adjusted to 7 with 1N sodium hydroxide. The mixture was then extracted several times with chloroform:methanol (95:5), the extracts combined, dried, filtered and evaporated. The resulting oil was triturated with ether, giving 170 mg of the desired product.

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