Methyl iodide → 7-Methyl-1-oxo-2-(4-trifluoromethoxy-benzyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindole-5-carboxylic acid methyl ester

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7-Methyl-1-oxo-2-(4-trifluoromethoxybenzyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindole-5-carboxylic acid (170.00 mg, 0.465 mmol) was mixed with potassium carbonate (193.0 mg, 1.40 mmol) and methyl iodide (199.0 mg, 1.40 mmol) in DMF (2.0 mL) over a weekend. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, and washed with water, brine, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to provide the title compound.

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