Water → N-(2,3-Epoxypropyl)phthalimide

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Reaction Steps

Step1: To a suspension of potassium phthalimide (5.0 g, 27 mmol) in DMF (75 ml) was added epibromohydrin (2.5 ml, 29 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at 120° C. for 3 h. After adding water, the mixture was extracted with (hexane/ethyl acetate=3/1), washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and then filtered. Concentrating under vacuum gave N-(2,3-epoxypropyl)phthalimide (2.81 g, 51%) which was used in the next step without further purification.

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