Phthalimide → N-[2-[4-(6-Fluoro-1,2-benzisoxazol-3-yl)-1-piperidinyl]butyl]phthalimide

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A solution of diethyl azodicarboxylate (DEAD, 4.9 g, 28.3 mmol) in THF (50 ml) was added dropwise to a solution of 2-[4-(6-fluoro-1,2-benzisoxazol-3-yl)-1-piperidinyl]butanol (6.9 g, 23.6 mmol), phthalimide (4.16 g, 1.2 eq), and triphenylphosphine (7.4 g& 28.3 mmol) in THF (200 ml) at room temperature. The solution was stirred at room temperature for 24 hours. After the reaction, the solvent was stripped to dryness. The residue was stirred in ether (200 ml) and the insolubles were removed by filtration. The oily residue from concentration of the ether solution was purified by two flash chromatography (SiO2, 75 g, eluted with dichloromethane, DCM, and 1-2% CH3OH in DCM) and (100 g of SiO2; eluted with DCM, 1 l, and 1% CH3OH in DCM, 1.2 l). Two close compounds were separated and the top compound on TLC (1.6 g) was recrystallized from isopropyl ether to yield 0.76 g of white crystals, m.p. 86-88° C.

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