Patent ID: 8227597

Claim:
A process of preparing a fluoroquinolone having Formula I or salts thereof, the process comprising contacting a first compound having Formula II with a second compound having Formula III to produce a fluoroquinolone having Formula I, wherein the fluoroquinolone, the first compound, and the second compound are represented by wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, unsubstituted lower alkyl groups, substituted lower alkyl groups, cycloalkyl groups, unsubstituted C 5 -C 24 aryl groups, substituted C 5 -C 24 aryl groups, unsubstituted C 5 -C 24 heteroaryl groups, and substituted C 5 -C 24 heteroaryl groups; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted amino group, and amino groups substituted with one or two lower alkyl groups; R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, unsubstituted lower alkyl groups, substituted lower alkyl groups, cycloalkyl groups, unsubstituted lower alkoxy groups, substituted lower alkoxy groups, unsubstituted C 5 -C 24 aryl groups, substituted C 5 -C 24 aryl groups, unsubstituted C 5 -C 24 heteroaryl groups, substituted C 5 -C 24 heteroaryl groups, unsubstituted C 5 -C 24 aryloxy groups, substituted C 5 -C 24 aryloxy groups, unsubstituted C 5 -C 24 heteroaryloxy groups, and substituted C 5 -C 24 heteroaryloxy groups; X is selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms; Y is selected from the group consisting of CH 2 , O, S, SO, SO 2 , and NR 4 , wherein R 4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, unsubstituted lower alkyl groups, substituted lower alkyl groups, and cycloalkyl groups; and Z is selected from the group consisting of oxygen and two hydrogen atoms.