Ammonia → HCID 67775530, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of phosphorus pentoxide (37 g) and phosphoric acid (46 g) was heated under stirring in an oil bath at 140° C., and methyl 4-amino-3-methylbenzoate (3.0 g) and ethyl acetoacetate (2.8 g) were added thereto, followed by heating under stirring for an additional 2 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to 60° C., poured into water, and neutralized with a 29% aqueous ammonia solution, and the precipitate was collected by filtration to obtain methyl 2,8-dimethyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-6-carboxylate (1.8 g).

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