Phosphorus oxychloride → Quinoline, 4,6-dichloro-3-nitro-

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6-Chloro-3-nitroquinolin-4-ol (Compound of step 2, 5 g, 22.42 mmol) in POCl3 (150 mL, 493 mmol) was stirred for 45 min at 120° C. The mixture was cooled to RT and poured slowly into ice-water. The precipitate was filtered, washed with ice-cold water, and dissolved in CH2Cl2. The organic phase was washed with cold brine and dried over Na2SO4. The organic solvent was evaporated to dryness to obtain the title compound.

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