Dabco → Clinafloxacin

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Reaction Steps

0.95 g (11 mmol) of pivalaldehyde are added dropwise to a solution of 0.86 g (10 mmol) of 3-aminopyrrolidine in 10 ml of acetonitrile at room temperature in the course of 5 minutes, during which the temperature rises from 22.5° C. to 27.5° C. The mixture is subseqently stirred for 1 hour and a virtually complete conversion into 3-(2,2-dimethylpropylideneamino)-pyrrolidine is found by checking the reaction by gas chromatography. The mixture is then diluted with 10 ml of acetonitrile and 10 ml of dimethylformamide, 3 g (10 mmol) of 8-chloro-1-cyclopropyl-6,7-difluoro-1,4-dihydro-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid and 2.2 g (20 mmol) of 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane are added and the mixture is heated under reflux for 1 hour. Work up gives the same result as described under Example 2a).

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