Ethanol → HCID 19874143, compound

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A mixture of 250 mg of ethyl 1-cyclopropyl-6,8-difluoro-7-(5-benzoyloxymethyl-3-oxazolidinyl)-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylate, 2 ml of ethanol and 10 ml of 10% aq. sodium carbonate solution was stirred under reflux for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool down and then acidified with acetic acid. Crystals thus precipitated were collected by filtration. They were washed with water and ethanol and then dried, whereby 162 mg of the title compound was obtained.

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