Hydrochloric Acid → 8-Chloro-1-cyclopropyl-6,7-difluoro-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid

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A suspension of 1.1 g (3.36 mmol) of ethyl 8-chloro-1-cyclopropyl-6,7-difluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylate, 10 ml of 6N hydrochloric acid, and 1 ml of tetrahydrofuran was refluxed for 21/2 hours. The mixture was cooled to room temperature, and the solids were filtered, washed with water and ether, and dried to give 0.76 g of the title compound as a white powder, m.p. 189°-191° C.

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