Water → HCID 23130715, compound

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Potassium phthalimide (20 g, 0.108 mol) was added to a solution obtained by dissolving 4-benzyloxybenzyl chloride (25 g, 0.107 mol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (75 mL), and the solution was stirred for 3 hours under reflux. The reaction solution was allowed to room temperature, then, ethyl acetate and water were added for partitioning, the organic layer was washed with water and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated, and 2-(4-benzyloxybenzyl)-isoindol-1,3-dione (37 g, quantitatively) was obtained as a pale brown solid.

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