7-Benzyloxy-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoroanilino)-6-methoxyquinoline hydrochloride → 4-(4-Chloro-2-fluoroanilino)-7-hydroxy-6-methoxyquinoline

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A mixture of 7-benzyloxy-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoroanilino)-6-methoxyquinoline hydrochloride (4.7 g, 11 mmol), (prepared as described in Example 41), in TFA (100 ml) was heated at reflux for 4 hours. The volatiles were removed by evaporation. Saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution was added to the residue and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined extracts were dried (MgSO4), and the solvent was removed by evaporation. The residue was dissolved in methanol, aqueous ammonia was added and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour. The volatiles were removed by evaporation and the residue was diluted with water. The precipitated product was collected by filtration, washed with water and dried to give 4-(4-chloro-2-fluoroanilino)-7-hydroxy-6-methoxyquinoline (3 g, 76%).

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