Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
1994, 59, 2119-2122
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19942119
Synthesis of Ethyl 1-Ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-8-hydroxy-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylate
Stanislav Rádl
Research Institute for Pharmacy and Biochemistry, 130 60 Prague 3, Czech Republic
Abstract
In connection with our research into antibacterial fluoroquinolones we required ethyl 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-8-hydroxy-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylate (IIc) as an intermediate. This paper describes synthesis of this compound and the corresponding carboxylic acid.