Propan-2-yl 4-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-2-methyl-5-oxo-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline-3-carboxylate → Isopropyl 4-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-2-methyl-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-3-carboxylate

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Reaction Steps

1.5 g (3.8 mmol) of the compound from Example IV are dissolved in 350 ml of CH2Cl2 and treated with 7.5 g of MnO2. The mixture is kept under reflux for 2 h, solid is filtered off with suction through Celite and the filtrate is concentrated. The residue is purified by MPLC (methylene chloride/ethyl acetate 10+1). After recrystallization, first from ether/petroleum ether and then from isopropanol/petroleum ether, 0.72 g (48% of theory) of the title compound is obtained.

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