Acetic Acid → 5-Amino-1-cyclopropyl-6,7,8-trifluoro-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid

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28.7 g of ethyl 5-amino-1-cyclopropyl-6,7,8-trifluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylate (0.088 mol), 160 ml of acetic acid, and a mixture of 100 ml of water and 18 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid were stirred at 100-110° C. for 40 minutes. The reacting mixture was cooled and filtered. The precipitate was recrystallized from chloroform-ethanol to give 25.6 g 5-amino-1-cyclopropyl-6,7,8-trifluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid (Sparcarboxylic acid, 0.086 mol), mp. 293-295C., in 98.0% yield.

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