4-tert-Butylbenzonitrile → 3-(4-(tert-butyl)phenyl)-6-methoxyisoquinolin-1(2H)-one

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To a stirred solution of N,N-diethyl-4-methoxy-2-methylbenzamide (1 g, 4.52 mmol) in THF (10 ml) was added n-BuLi (2.82 ml, 4.52 mmol, in hexane) at −78° C. and stirred for 1 h. Then to this 4-(tert-butyl)benzonitrile (0.72 g, 4.52 mmol) was added at same temperature and allowed to warm to room temperature and continued the stirring for another 1 h at room temperature. The reaction mixture was quenched with saturated NH4Cl solution and extracted with EtOac (2*100 ml). The organic phase was washed with brine, dried on Na2SO4, and evaporated under reduced pressure to get crude compound. The crude compound was purified by silica gel chromatography (20% ethyl acetate in pet ether) to get desired compound (0.72 g, 46.7%) as a solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ ppm 11.26(s, 1H), 8.11-8.09 (d, J=8 Hz, 1H), 7.73-7.71 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 7.52-7.50 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 7.06 (s, 1H), 7.05-7.03 (d, J=8 Hz, 1H), 6.82 (s, 1H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 1.32 (s, 9H); MS: MS m/z 308.2 (M++1).

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