“…As the starting material 3-dimethylaminomethyl-2-methyl-1,4-dihydroquinoline-4-one 1 was used, its quaternization with methyl iodide allowed to obtain an effective alkylating agent [13,14]. Тhe alkylation of malonic (ii) and acetoacetic ester (vii) was performed to form compounds 2a-c and 7 without further isolation 1 from the reaction medium.…”