Sodium Hydroxide → 6-Carboxy-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoroanilino)-7-methoxyquinoline

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A mixture of 4-(4-chloro-2-fluoroanilino)-7-methoxy-6-methoxycarbonylquinoline (1.79 g, 4.9 mmol), (prepared as described in Example 55), and sodium hydroxide (0.6 g, 15 mmol) in methanol (75 ml) and water (5 ml) was heated at 70° C. for 4 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool and the volatiles were removed by evaporation. The solid residue was suspended in water and acetic acid was added to adjust the aqueous suspension to pH5. The mixture was stirred for 15 minutes and the solid product was collected by filtration, washed with water and then acetone and finally ether, and dried to give 6-carboxy-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoroanilino)-7-methoxyquinoline (1.55 g, 90%).

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