Sodium hydride → 5-(2-Hydroxy-4-phenyl-2-trifluoromethyl-pentylamino)-phthalide

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760 mg of 5-acetamido-phthalide in 20 ml of dimethylformamide is mixed at 0° C. with 144 mg of sodium hydride (80% in mineral oil), and, after 20 minutes, with 800 mg of 4-toluenesulfonic acid-(2-hydroxy-4-phenyl-2-trifluoromethyl-pentyl)-ester. After 16 hours at 60° C., the solvent is concentrated by evaporation in a vacuum, the residue is dissolved in ethyl acetate, washed with water, dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated by evaporation. After chromatography on silica gel with cyclohexane/ethyl acetate (2:1), 266 mg of 5-(2-hydroxy-4-phenyl-2-trifluoromethyl-pentylamino)-phthalide, melting point 110° C., is obtained.

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