Triethylamine → 2-(2-Bromomethyl-benzyloxy)-isoindole-1,3-dione

Reaction equation

[OH:1][N:2]1[C:6](=[O:7])[C:5]2=[CH:8][CH:9]=[CH:10][CH:11]=[C:4]2[C:3]1=[O:12].CCN(CC)CC.[Br:20][CH2:21][C:22]1[C:23]([CH2:28]Br)=[CH:24][CH:25]=[CH:26][CH:27]=1>CN(C=O)C>[Br:20][CH2:21][C:22]1[CH:27]=[CH:26][CH:25]=[CH:24][C:23]=1[CH2:28][O:1][N:2]1[C:3](=[O:12])[C:4]2[C:5](=[CH:8][CH:9]=[CH:10][CH:11]=2)[C:6]1=[O:7]

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Procedure

To a stirred solution of N-hydroxyphthalimide (0.60 g, 3.68 mmol) and Et3N (0.60 mL, 4.30 mmol) in DMF (6 mL) was added α,α′-dibromo-o-xylene (3.30 g, 0.0125 mol) and the mixture stirred at room temperature for 4 h. The resultant brown precipitate was filtered and washed with CH2Cl2. The filtrate was diluted with EtOAc (40 mL) and water (30 mL) and the organic phase washed with brine (1×30 mL), dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resultant yellow oil was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (4:1 Hexanes/EtOAc) to give the title compound (581 mg, 46%) as a white solid. 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ4.99 (s, 2H), 5.37 (s, 2H), 7.27-7.40 (m, 2H), 7.41-7.45 (m, 2H), 7.73-7.76 (m, 2H), 7.81-7.84 (m, 2H).