Bromotrimethylsilane → 4-Bromo-7-bromomethyl-2-isopropyl-2H-phthalazin-1-one

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A solution of 4-Bromo-7-hydroxymethyl-2-isopropyl-2H-phthalazin-1-one (0.74 g, 2.5 mmol) in acetonitrile (5 ml) was added dropwise to a stirred suspension of trimethylsilyl bromide (TMSBr) (0.9 g, 6.3 mmol) and LiBr (0.41 g, 5 mmol) in acetonitrile (15 ml). The reaction mixture was heated to 80° C. for 24 hours, after which time the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and the solvent removed under vacuum. The resulting residue was purified by flash column chromatography (elution: 85% heptane, 15% ethyl acetate) to give the title compound (0.4 g, 44% yield) as a white solid.

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