Acetic Anhydride → 6-Nitro-2-acetoxyquinoline

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Reaction Steps

A solution of compound 45A (564 mg, 2.96 mmol) in Ac2O (20 mL) was heated to 145° C. for 5 h. After cooling to rt, the reaction was concentrated and the residue purified by silica gel flash chromatography eluting with CH2Cl2 to give the title compound (227 mg, 33%) as a beige solid. LC/MS m/z 233 [M+H]+.

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