PROCESS FOR PREPARING QUINOLYLACRYLONITRILE AND INTERMEDIATES THEREFOR

摘要

3-Ä2-Cyclopropyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-quinolylÜprop-2-enenitrite is prepared by reacting 2-cyclopropyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)quinoline-3-carbaldehyde with acetonitrile in the presence of a base and then adding a dehydrating to the reaction mixture to conduct dehydration. Under ordinary conditions, novel 3-Ä2-cyclopropyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-quinolin-3-ylÜ-3-hydroxypropionitrile is formed as an intermediate in the above reaction. Incidentally, when the above reaction is conducted in an organic solvent, 3-Ä2-cyclopropyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-quinolylÜ-prop-2-enenitrite is directly formed.