4-Methylmorpholine → 1-(3-methylphenyl)-3-[4-(1-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-4-yl)phenyl]urea

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An 0° C. suspension of Example 1D (1.94 g, 8.68 mmol) in THF (44 mL) was sequentially treated dropwise with N-methylmorpholine (0.95 mL, 8.68 mmol) and 3-methylphenyl isocyanate (1.12 mL, 8.68 mmol). The mixture was stirred for 1 hour, diluted with THF (20 mL), stirred at room temperature for 3 hours, and quenched with water (20 mL). The organic phase was washed with brine, dried (MgSO4), filtered, and concentrated. The residue was suspended in 5% methanol/dichloromethane and filtered. The filter cake was washed with dichloromethane and dried to provide 2.94 g of the desired product. 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 2.29 (s, 3H), 4.52 (s, 2H), 6.80 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 1H), 7.17 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.23–7.27 (m, 1H), 7.31 (s, 1H), 7.53–7.60 (m, 5H), 7.64–7.67 (m, 2H), 8.63 (s, 1H), 8.65 (s, 1H), 8.80 (s, 1H); MS (ESI(+)) m/e 358.1 (M+H)+.

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