Iodoethane → Tert-butyl (1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)(ethyl)carbamate

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tert-Butyl N-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)carbamate (1.0 g, 3.8 mmol), iodoethane (460 μL, 5.7 mmol), potassium carbonate (2.1 g, 15 mmol), and benzyl-triethyl-ammonium bromide (210 mg, 0.80 mmol) were combined in acetonitrile (15 mL) and heated at 50° C. for 48 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with water (30 mL) and was extracted with ether (3×15 mL). The combined organics were washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated to dryness. The crude material was purified by column chromatography (0-20% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to afford tert-butyl 1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl(ethyl)-carbamate (0.79 g, 71%). ESI-MS m/z calc. 290.1. found 291.3 (M+1)+; Retention time: 1.64 minutes (3 min run). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.98-7.85 (m, 2H), 7.84-7.69 (m, 2H), 3.86-3.57 (m, 2H), 1.52 (s, 3H), 1.32 (s, 6H), 1.27-1.04 (m, 3H).

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