Phosphorus oxychloride → Ethyl 4-chloro-7-methoxyquinoline-3-carboxylate

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7-Methoxy-4-hydroxy-3-ethoxycarbonylquinoline (Step A, 21 g, 0.08 mol) and POCl3 (100 mL) were mixed together and the mixture was heated at reflux for 6 h. The excess POCl3 was removed under vacuum. The solid residue was suspended in ice-cold 1N NaOH and the mixture was stirred for 15 min. The solid was filtered off, washed several times with water and then by a minimum amount of MeOH to give 7-methoxy-4-chloro-3-ethoxycarbonylquinoline as an off-white solid.

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