Phosphorus oxychloride → 4-Chloro-6,7-dimethoxy-3-nitroquinoline

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Phosphorus oxychloride (1.69 g, 11 mmol) was added to a suspension of 6,7-dimethoxy-3-nitro-1,4-dihydroquinolin-4-one (2.5 g, 10 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (20 ml) and the mixture was heated at 100° C. for 30 minutes. The mixture was cooled and poured onto ice/water. The precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with water and dried under vacuum to give 4-chloro-6,7-dimethoxy-3-nitroquinoline (2.25 g, 83%).

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