Benzyl Bromide → 2-Benzyl-6-bromo-isoquinolin-1-one

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6-Bromo-1-hydroxyisoquinoline (150 mg, 0.67 mmol, 1.0 equiv), tetrabutylammonium bromide (25 mg, 0.07 mmol, 0.1 equiv), and benzyl bromide (95 uL, 0.8 mmol, 1.2 equiv) were combined in toluene (7 mL), and treated with 50% aq. NaOH (2 mL) after which point the resulting mixture was stirred rapidly at 90° C. After 80 min, the mixture was diluted with MTBE and washed with water and brine. The organic phase was dried over Na2SO4. Addition of silica gel, concentration, and purification of the residue by flash silica gel chromatography (gradient of 2-12% ethyl acetate/hexanes) provided 2-benzyl-6-bromo-isoquinolin-1-one (221 mg, 0.67 mmol, quantitative) which was then converted, via Methods 1 and 2, to compound 2 (91 mg, 49%) and isolated as a light-brown solid. [M−H]−=278.1 m/z. Activity: B

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