6,7-Dimethoxy-4-(4-nitrophenoxy)quinoline is a related compound of cabozantinib (CAS# 849217-68-1) with potential anticancer activity. It can be used in the preparation of nicotinamide derivatives as Aurora kinase inhibitors, nquinolinyloxyphenylbenzenesulfonamides as AXL kinase inhibitors, N-phenyl-N'-{4-(4-quinolyloxy)phenyl}ureas as vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR-2) tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and phenoxyquinolines as specific inhibitors of platelet-derived growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase.