Potassium Iodide → 4-Bromo-N-methylphthalimide

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 3-bromophthalimide (10.0 g, 44.2 mmol), potassium carbonate (12.2 g, 88.5 mmol) and potassium iodide (50 mg, 0.30 mmol) are stirred in 80 mL DMF for 15 min. The reaction mixture is cooled to 0° C., methyl iodide (3.04 mL, 48.7 mmol) is added and the reaction mixture is stirred overnight at RT. The reaction mixture is filtered, the solids are washed with DMF and the filtrate is poured in water. The mixture is extracted with ethyl acetate and the combined organic phases are washed several times with water, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo. Yield: 7.10 g.

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