Methanol → 6-Amino-4-(3-chloro-4-fluoro-phenylamino)-7-methoxy-quinoline-3-carbonitrile

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A mixture of 4.88 g (13 mmol) of 4-[(3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)amino]-7-methoxy-6-nitro-quinoline-3-carbonitrile, 5.2 g (97.5 mmol) of ammonium chloride, and 3.3 g (58.5 mmol) iron was stirred at reflux in 60 ml of water and 60 ml of methanol for 4.5 hours. The mixture was diluted with 500 ml of hot ethyl acetate and the hot mixture was filtered. The filtration was washed with saturated sodium chloride solution and then the organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate. The solvent was removed and the residue was chromatographed on silica gel eluting with mixture of ethyl acetate and methanol to give 3.38 g of yellow solid: mass spectrum (electrospray, m/e): M+H 343.4.

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