Water → 2-Phenyl-4-quinolone-6-carboxylic acid

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Methyl 2-phenyl-4-quinolone-6-carboxylate (3.8 grams) obtained in Example 1 is refluxed for three hours in a mixture of 100 ml of methanol, 3 grams of sodium hydroxide and 15 ml of water. The mixture is evaporated to dryness in vacuo, 100 ml of water is added to the residue, filtered, acidified with 10% hydrochloric acid solution, and the crystals which separate out therefrom are collected by filtration. These are recrystallized from dimethyl formamide to give 2.8 grams of 2-phenyl-4-quinolone-6-carboxylic acid, colorless powder, melting at above 300° C.

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