Acetic Anhydride → 4-[(3-Bromophenyl)-N-acetylamino]-8-methyl-6-nitro-3-quinolinecarbonitrile

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A stirred mixture of 4-[(3-bromophenyl)amino]-8-methyl-6-nitro-3-quinolinecarbonitrile (15.3 g, 40 mmol), 0.37 g (3 mmol) of dimethylaminopyridine, 40 ml of acetic anhydride, and 80 ml of pyridine was refluxed for 3 h and concentrated at 50° C. under vacuum. The residue was stirred with methylene chloride and 0.1 N HCl. After filtration through Celite, the organic layer was washed with water, dried and concentrated. The residue was subjected to chromatography on silica gel with 1% acetic acid in methylene chloride to give 11.2 g of an amber glass, NMR (CDCl3) δ 2.29 (N-acetyl group).

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