2-(Phenylamino)benzonitrile → Ethyl 4-amino-2-oxo-1-phenyl-1,2-dihydro-quinoline-3-carboxylate

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Into a sodium ethoxide/ethanol solution which had been prepared from 2.07 g (90 mmol) of metallic sodium and 75 ml of anhydrous ethanol, 14.4 g (90 mmol) of ethyl malonate were added dropwise at room temperature. After the resultant mixture was stirred for 30 minutes as was, 5.82 g (30 mmol) of 2-phenylaminobenzonitrile were added and the mixture so obtained was heated under reflux for 48 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, followed by the addition of ethyl acetate. The resulting solution was washed with water and was then dried. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by chromatography on a silica gel column and was then recrystallized from chloroform/hexane, whereby 4.78 g of ethyl 4-amino-2-oxo-1-phenyl-1,2-dihydro-quinoline-3-carboxylate (Compound No. 1) were obtained (yield: 51.7%).

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