Ammonium Chloride → 6-Amino-4-[(3-bromo-4-fluorophenyl)amino]-7-methoxy-3-quinolinecarbonitrile

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A mixture of 2.9 g (6.95 mmol) of 4-[(3-bromo-4-fluorophenyl)amino]7-methoxy-6-nitro-quinoline-3-carbonitrile, 6.5 g (121.6 mmol) of ammonium chloride and 4.05 g (73 mmol) of iron in 50 ml of water and 50 ml of methanol for 6 hours. The mixture was diluted with hot ethyl acetate and the hot mixture was filtered. The filtration was washed with saturated sodium chloride solution then the organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate. The solvent was removed and the residue was chromatographed on silica gel eluting with mixture of ethyl acetate and methanol to give 2.11 g of light yellow solid: mass spectrum (electrospray, m/e): M+H 386.7 and 388.8.

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