Ethanol → 7-(1-Piperazinyl)-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-5-methyl-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid

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To ethyl 7-(1-piperazinyl)-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-5-methyl-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylate (23 mg) are added 10% aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (3 ml) and ethanol (3 ml), and the mixture is refluxed for 1 hour. After cooling, the reaction mixture is diluted with water and washed with dichloromethane. The aqueous layer is made acidic with acetic acid and then made weakly alkaline with an aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate. The resultant product is extracted with dichloromethane and the extract is dried. The solvent is distilled off under reduced pressure and to the residue is added ethanol. The precipitated crystals are filtered and recrystallized from dimethylformamide to give 7-(1-piperazinyl)-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-5-methyl-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (12 mg), as white powder, m.p. 231°-233° C.

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