Dichloromethane → Methyl 2-(2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-3-yl)acetate

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(2-Oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-quinolin-3-yl)-acetic acid (2.73 mmol), EDCI (3.27 mmol) and DIEA (3.27 mmol) are dissolved in 10 mL MeOH. About 2 mL of CH2Cl2 is also added to help dissolving the solid. The reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature for 2 hours before removal of the solvent under reduced pressure. The residue is purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane/EtOAc) to give (2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-quinolin-3-yl)-acetic acid methyl ester as a white solid. Yield: 60%. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDC13): δ 7.88 (br, 1H), 7.18 (m, 2H), 7.00 (td, 1H), 6.75 (d, 1H), 3.73 (s, 3H), 3.13-2.98 (m, 3H), 2.89 (m, 1H), 2.51 (dd, 1H). MS: (ES+): 220.2 [M+1].

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