Water → 4-amino-2-(ethoxymethyl)-1-propyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-8-yl morpholine-4-carboxylate

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Cesium carbonate (1.62 g, 5.00 mmol) was added to a solution of 4-amino-2-(ethoxymethyl)-1-propyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-8-ol (500 mg, 1.66 mmol, prepared in Parts A and B of Example 566) in anhydrous DMF (30 mL). The reaction was stirred for ten minutes, and 4-morpholinecarbonyl chloride (275 mg, 1.83 g) was then added. The reaction was stirred overnight at ambient temperature and poured into deionized water (300 mL). The resulting mixture was stirred for one hour and then extracted with chloroform (3×100 mL). The combined organic fractions were concentrated under reduced pressure, and the resulting solid was purified by chromatography on a HORIZON HPFC system (silica cartridge, eluting with a gradient of 0-20% CMA in chloroform). The resulting solid was recrystallized from acetonitrile and dried under vacuum to yield 606 mg of 4-amino-2-(ethoxymethyl)-1-propyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-8-yl morpholine-4-carboxylate as a white, crystalline solid, mp 193-196° C. Anal. calcd for C21H27N5O4: C, 61.00; H, 6.58; N, 16.94. Found: C, 61.01; H, 6.51; N, 17.21.

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