Piperazine, hexahydrate → Norfloxacin

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A mixture of 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-7-chloro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (22g) and piperazine hexahydrate (160g) was heated at 135°-145° C. in an autoclave for 18.5 hr. The mixture was evaporated to dryness and dissolved in 10% sodium hydroxide. The solution was neutralized with acetic acid. The precipitate was collected, washed with water, dissolved in 30% acetic acid, and filtered. The filtrate was neutralized with 10% sodium hydroxide. The resulting precipitate was collected, washed with water and ethanol, and dried at 140°-145° C. in vacuo for 1.5 hr. to give 14g (54%) of 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-7-(1-piperazinyl)-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (II) as colorless powder, m.p. 227°-228° C.

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