Triethylamine → 4-(Chloromethyl)-6-methoxy-quinoline

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Reaction Steps

1.16 ml of triethylamine and 0.64 ml of methanesulfonyl chloride are successively added to a solution of 1.2 g of 4-hydroxymethyl-6-methoxyquinoline in 45 ml of dichloromethane, under an inert atmosphere of argon at a temperature in the region of 20° C. Stirring is maintained at this temperature for 3 hours. The reaction medium is concentrated under reduced pressure to give a brown residue. The product is used without further purification in the following step.

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