Ethanol → Ethyl 2-(4-((dimethylamino)methyl)phenyl)-7-fluoro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxylate

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A mixture of (E)-4-(4-((dimethylamino)methyl)benzylideneamino)-6-fluoroisobenzofuran-1(3H)-one (500 mg, 1.6 mmol) and 4-fluorobenzaldehyde (218 mg, 1.76 mmol) in ethyl propionate (10 mL) was cooled to 0° C. Then a solution of sodium ethoxide in ethanol (sodium (110 mg, 4.8 mmol) in ethanol (5 mL)) was added dropwise. After the addition the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hr. The mixture was quenched with water (10 mL) and solvent was removed in vacuum. The residue was dissolved in water and then extracted with ethyl acetate (100 mL×4). The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated to give crude product, which was purified by chromatography (silica gel, petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=1:1) to give the title compound (100 mg, yield 13%). LC-MS (ESI) m/z: 465 (M+1)+.

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