N-Methylphthalimide → 3-hydroxy-2-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-1-one

HRID 1013178Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1013178 reaction equation
[BH4-].[Na+].[CH3:3][N:4]1[C:12](=[O:13])[C:11]2[C:6](=[CH:7][CH:8]=[CH:9][CH:10]=2)[C:5]1=[O:14]>CO>[OH:13][CH:12]1[C:11]2[C:6](=[CH:7][CH:8]=[CH:9][CH:10]=2)[C:5](=[O:14])[N:4]1[CH3:3]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 11074N-MethylphthalimideHCID 4311764Sodium borohydride2×

Product 1

HCID 27525883-hydroxy-2-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-1-oneYield 32.5%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 887MethanolSolvent

Conditions

Temperature
0 °C

Procedure

NaBH4 (566 mg, 14.91 mmol) was added to a stirring solution of 2-methyl-isoindole-1,3-dione (2.0 g, 12.42 mmol) in methanol (20 mL) at 0° C. Stirring at 0° C. was maintained for 1 hour, then the reaction was warmed to room temperature. Additional NaBH4 (566 mg, 14.91 mmol) was added in order to push the reaction to completion. The reaction was then quenched with acetic acid (5 mL) and partitioned between water and dichloromethane. The organic layer was washed several times with water and concentrated under vacuum to give 659-mg of the sub-title compound as a white solid. MS: ESI (positive): 164 (M+H).

Workup

  1. temperaturewas maintained for 1 hour
  2. temperaturethe reaction was warmed to room temperature
  3. customthe reaction to completion
  4. customThe reaction was then quenched with acetic acid (5 mL)
  5. custompartitioned between water and dichloromethane
  6. washThe organic layer was washed several times with water
  7. concentrationconcentrated under vacuum

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-2e32805c6428451a8b7ad75aa3b1d50c
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2011_07
Patent number
US07981912B2

Reaction notes

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