Abstract
Rufloxacin (MF-934) was prepared in one-pot synthesis in 61% yield by treatment of the 2,3,5-trifluoro-4-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-benzoyl acetate, first with N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal, then with 2-aminoethanethiol, followed by cyclization and hydrolysis.