Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(2-Bromo-3-hydroxy-cyclohexyl)-isoindole-1,3-dione

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2-Cyclohex-2-enyl-isoindole-1,3-dione (520 g, 2.30 mol) and N-bromosuccinimide (416 g, 2.35 mol) were mixed in a cosolvent of chloroform (3000 mL) and ethanol (120 mL) and stirred at room temperature for 16 h. When HPLC showed the starting material was consumed, the reaction mixture was concentrated to give the residue, which was diluted with hydrochloride solution (450 mL, 2.0 mol) and THF (2000 mL), and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated to give the crude product. The crude product was washed with ethanol (2 times) to give 2-(2-bromo-3-hydroxy-cyclohexyl)-isoindole-1,3-dione (400 g, 1.23 mol) as a white solid. 1H NMR (CD3OD, 400 MHz): δ ppm 7.87 (m, 4H), 4.70 (m, 1H), 4.33 (m, 1H), 3.70 (m, 1H), 2.15 (m, 2H), 1.88 (m, 2H), 1.53 (m, 2H).

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