Azobisisobutyronitrile → 2-Methyl-5-nitroisoindolin-1-one

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AIBN (84 mg, 0.51), NBS (1.1 gram, 6.4 mmol), and the methyl 2-methyl-4-nitrobenzoate (1 g, 5.1 mmol, as prepared in Step 1, Example 44) were suspended in CCl4 (12.8 ml), the vessel evacuated and backfilled with N2 (2×) and the mixture heated under N2 at 79° C. overnight. The solution was filtered, and concentrated in vacuum. One third of the crude material was dissolved in 2 N methylamine in methanol (18 ml), 2N methylamine in THF added (18 ml) and the solution stirred for 2 hours at RT. The volatiles were removed in vacuum and the product was purified by chromatography on SiO2 eluting with 10% acetone:DCM to give the titled compound.

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