Acetic Anhydride → 6-Chloro-4-hydroxy-1-Methylquinolin-2(1H)-one

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5-Chloro-N-methyl anthranilic acid (15g; 0.081 mole) was dissolved in acetic acid (41 ml) and acetic anhydride (41 ml) and the dark mixture refluxed for 12 hours. After cooling the red solution was poured onto crushed ice, basified with 2.5N sodium hydroxide and filtered free of tar. The filtrate on acidification to pH5 gave the carbostyril as a yellow solid, m.p. (AcOH) 317°-318° C (Found; C, 57.39; H, 3.98; N, 6.83; Cl, 16.69; C10H8NClO2 requires C, 57.29; H, 3.85; N, 6.68; Cl, 16.91%).

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