Picolinic acid → Diethyl 2-(2-methylquinolin-7-yl)malonate

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A mixture of 7-bromo-2-methylquinoline (2.00 g, 9.01 mmol), Cu(I)I (0.172 g, 0.90 mmol), picolinic acid (0.222 g, 1.80 mmol), Cs2CO3 (8.80 g, 27.0 mmol) and diethyl malonate (2.73 mL, 18.0 mmol) in dioxane (25 mL) was stirred at 100° C. for hours. After cooling to ambient temperature, ethyl acetate (30 mL) and water (15 mL) were added. The organic layer was separated, washed with brine, dried (sodium sulfate), filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue obtained was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (3:2 hexane/ethyl acetate) to give diethyl 2-(2-methylquinolin-7-yl)malonate (0.7 g, 2.32 mmol, 26% yield) as oil.

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