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A process for the preparation of 7-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-4-one which comprises cyclising 3-m-chloroanilinopropionic acid by means of an oleum, then desulphonating the intermediate aromatic sulphonic acids of the formula: ##STR3## (wherein n is 1 or 2) by means of dilute sulphuric acid, and then isolating the 7-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-4-one obtained.