Ethyl 6-n-decyloxy-7-ethoxy-4-hydroxyquinoline-3-carboxylate has the most reactivity of decoquinate anticoccidial drugs. [ 1-6 View all references ] It is usually synthesized through 4-n-decyloxy-3 -ethoxyaniline and ethoxymethylene malonic diethyl ester (EMME) reaction. [ 7-11 View all references ] Generally, the intermediate 4-n-decyloxy-3-ethoxyaniline was synthesized by reducing the 1-(decyloxy)-2-ethoxy-4-nitrobenzene [ 12-14 View all references ] or the corresponding ...