4,7-Dichloroquinoline → 7-Chloro-4-iodoquinoline

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4,7-Dichloroquinoline (50 g) (Aldrich) was added in small portions to HI (425 mL) at r.t. and then heated at 130° C. for 5 h. The mixture was cooled, poured into ice/H2O (600 mL), made basic (pH 10) with 10N NaOH, and extracted with CHCl3. The combined organics were washed with NH4OAc buffer, 10% Na2S2O3, brine, dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated providing the title compound which was used as such.

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