Bromocyclopentane → 2-(cyclopentyloxy)-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione

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A mixture of N-hydroxypthalimide (10.00 g, 61.3 mmol), cyclopentylbromide (8.21 mL, 76.63 mmol), and 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (13.75 mL, 76.6 mmol) were combined under an Argon atmosphere in dimethylformamide (50 mL). The mixture was heated to 55° C. and stirred vigorously for 1.5 hours. After cooling to ambient temperature, the solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was partitioned between ethyl acetate and 1N hydrochloric acid. After separating the phases, the aqueous layer was extracted again with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were washed with 5% w/v potassium carbonate, saturated aqueous brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated in vacuo. The residue was triturated with hexane, filtered, and dried under high vacuum to provide 2-(cyclopentyloxy)-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione (11.37 g, 80%). H1-NMR (chloroform-D3): 1.61 (m, 2H), 1.77 (m, 2H), 1.97 (m, 4H), 4.91 (m, 1H), 7.73 (m, 2H), 7.82 (m, 2H). MS(ESI): 254 (M+Na).

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