Acetic Acid → 1-Ethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrafluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid

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To 20.0 g (63 mmol) of the 1-ethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrafluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-3-quinoline carboxylic acid, ethyl ester, was added 200 ml of acetic acid and 150 ml of 6N hydrochloric acid in 70 ml of water. The mixture was maintained at 100° C. for two hours. It was cooled, filtered, and washed with diethyl ester, to give 17 g of the title compound, mp 229°-230° C.

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