Methanol → Tert-butyl 2-(3-methoxyquinolin-6-yl)acetate

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To a suspension of tert-butyl 2-(3-hydroxyquinolin-6-yl)acetate (0.1 g, 0.4 mmol) in benzene (5 mL) was added methanol (0.05 ml, 1 mmol) and tributylphosphine (0.1 ml, 0.6 mmol). The resulting mixture was cooled to 0° C. followed by adding 1.1′-(azodicarbonyl)dipiperidine (0.1 g, 0.6 mmol). After 10 min, ice bath was removed; the reaction mixture was warmed up to rt. The reaction mixture was continued to stir for 20 h. TLC showed about 80% conversion. More MeOH (1 ml), tibutylphosphine (0.05 mL), and ADDP (50 mg) were added and allowed to stir for 3 h. Hexane was added to the reaction mixture and dihydro-ADDP separated out and was filtered off. The filtrate was concentrated. The crude product was purified using SiO2 chromatography (Teledyne Isco RediSep®, P/N 68-2203-027, 40 g SiO2) to afford the desired product as colorless liquid. MS m/z: 274.3 (M+H). Calc'd. for C16H19NO3—273.2.

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