Diethyl (ethoxymethylene)malonate → 6-methoxy-7-(2-methoxyethoxy)quinolin-4(1H)-one

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A solution of 4-methoxy-3-(2-methoxyethoxy)aniline (5 g, 25.3 mmol) and diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate (6 ml, 30 mmol) was heated at 110° C. for 30 minutes. Phenyl ether (5 ml) was added and the mixture was heated at 240° C. for 6 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool and diluted with petroleum ether. The resulting solid was collected by filtration and purified by reverse phase chromatography on a Diaion (trade mark of Mitsubishi) HP20SS resin column eluting with acetonitrile/water (40/60) to give 6-methoxy-7-(2-methoxyethoxy)-1,4-dihydroquinolin-4-one (500 mg, 8%).

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