2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone → 5-Acetyl-7-(benzyloxy)quinolin-2(1H)-one

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13.0 g (44 mmol) 5-acetyl-7-benzyloxy-3,4-dihydro-1H-quinolin-2-one are suspended in 130 mL dioxane and combined with 15.0 g (66 mmol) 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone. The mixture is refluxed for 30 minutes, cooled to ambient temperature and stirred for a further 2 hours. The solid is filtered off, washed with dioxane and dissolved in 600 mL dichloromethane/methanol (9:1). The solution is washed with sodium hydrogen carbonate solution, dried with sodium sulphate and evaporated down. Then the residue is suspended in methanol, filtered and dried.

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