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HRID 1726221Generated: November 2, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 5-Nitroisoindoline

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
Reactant4-NitrophthalimideHCID 6969—
ReactantBorane;tetrahydrofuranHCID 2723981—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product5-NitroisoindolineHCID 642446928%

Reaction Steps

4-Nitrophthalimide (8.0 g, 41.6 mmol) in THF (10 mL) was reduced with BH3-THF (1.0M in THF, 111 mL, 111 mmol) at reflux and treated with 6N HCl to afford 5-nitro-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindole (1.89 g, 28%) after work-up and purification.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07491735B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2009_02
ORD IDord-d362d64a41eb4dc9bd5026f355f3e42b
Source noteuspto-grants-2009_02