Trifluoroacetic acid → 2-((6-Bromopyridin-2-yl)methyl)isoindoline-1,3-dione

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A mixture of commercially available (6-bromopyridin-2-yl)methanol (20.0 g, 0.106 mol), phthalimide (20.4 g, 0.138 mol), and triphenylphosphine (36.2 g, 0.138 mol), and 1,1′-(azodicarbonyl)-dipiperidine (34.8 g, 0.138 mol) in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (1 L) was stirred at room temperature overnight. The precipitate was collected by vacuum filtration and washed with tetrahydrofuran. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the solid residue was triturated with methanol with sonication. A214.1 was collected by vacuum filtration and was dried well to give 24.1 g as a white solid. The filtrate still contained significant product which could be isolated as a second crop with methanol trituration. The compound had an HPLC retention time=2.32 min. (Column: Chromolith SpeedROD 4.6×50 mm—4 min.; Solvent A=10% MeOH, 90% H2O, and 0.1% TFA; Solvent B=90% MeOH, 10% H2O, and 0.1% TFA) and a LC/MS M+1=317.15 and 319.15.

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