Phosphorus oxychloride → 2-Chloroquinolin-8-ol

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A mixture of 2,8-dihydroxyquinoline (4 g, 24.8 mmol, Fluka) and phosphorus oxychloride (20 mL, Aldrich) was stirred at 100° C. for 1 h. The clear solution was cooled to room temperature and poured slowly with stirring into a mixture of NH4OH (150 mL) and crushed ice (200 g). The white solid that precipitated was filtered, dissolved in concentrated HCl (200 mL) and stirred at 100° C. for 1 h. Neutralization of the cooled to room temperature acid solution with NH4OH afforded white precipitate, which was filtered, washed with water and dried to give the title compound as a white solid. MS (ESI, pos. ion) m/z: 180 (M+1).

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