Acetonitrile → 4,4-Dimethyl-1,3(2H,4H)-isoquinolinedione

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The compound (6.0 g) obtained in step (b) just above was dissolved in a mixed solvent (acetonitrile:water=4:1) (40 ml). Diammonium cerium nitrate (26.6 g) was added to the solution. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hr. The reaction solution was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was then dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was then removed by distillation under the reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (hexane:ethyl acetate=8:2) to give 4,4-dimethyl-4H-isoquinoline-1,3-dione (10.9 g).

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