Acetone → (4-Chloro-2-methoxy-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)quinolin-6-yl)(2,6-dimethylpyridin-3-yl)methanone

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To a 100 mL flask containing (4-chloro-2-methoxy-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)quinolin-6-yl)(2,6-dimethylpyridin-3-yl)methanol (1.51 g, 3.1 mmol, Intermediate 12: step e) was added 1,4-dioxane (50 mL) followed by activated MnO2 (1.3 g, 15 mmol) and the mixture was heated to reflux in an aluminum heating mantle under N2. After 1 hour, TLC (25% acetone:hexane) indicated that the reaction was complete. The contents were filtered while still hot through Celite® and rinsed with THF. The resulting light yellow solution was concentrated and chromatographed by passing through a silica gel column (10% acetone-hexane increasing to 25% acetone) to give the title compound as a light yellowish amorphous solid.

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