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HRID 1617213Generated: October 30, 2026

Phthalimide → (s)-2-(2-Hydroxybutyl)isoindoline-1,3-dione

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhthalimideHCID 6809—
Reactant(2S)-2-EthyloxiraneHCID 10898629—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Product(s)-2-(2-Hydroxybutyl)isoindoline-1,3-dioneHCID 11424533—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature60 °C

Reaction Steps

To 1,2-Benzenedicarboximide (4.29 g) in DMF (10 ml), (S)-(−)-1,2-epoxybutane (2.1 g) was added followed by K2 CO3 (4.03 g) and heated at 60° C. for 48 h. The reaction was diluted with water, extracted with EtOAc, dried and solvent removed to give the subtitle compound as a white solid, 1.8 g.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08765939B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_07
ORD IDord-4d5c042ddb8940dfa499ef6269d91d23
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_07