3,4,5,6-Tetrahydrophthalic anhydride → HCID 67317890, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

4,5,6,7-Tetrahydro-isobenzofuran-1,3-dione (1) (2.50 g, 16.4 mmol) and 3-nitro phenyl acetic acid (2.72 g, 15.0 mmol) were heated in the presence of sodium acetate (60.0 mg, 0.750 mmol) to 240° C. using a ‘Wood's Alloy’ bath. Once the reaction had reached 240° C. an additional amount of sodium acetate (60.1 mg, 0.750 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was then heated for a further 45 minutes and then cooled to 80° C. Ethanol (20 ml) was added to the thick gum and the mixture slurried for 30 minutes. The resulting suspension was cooled to ambient temperature and filtered. The solid was further washed with additional cold ethanol (2×5 ml) and dried to afford the desired product as a mixture of geometric isomers. Main peak in LC-MS, (2.48 g) and was taken through crude; m/z (LC-MS, ESP), RT=4.48 mins (no ionization observed).

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