Ethyl Acetate → 2-[3-(2-Bromophenyl)-propyl]-2,3-dihydroisoindol-1-one

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A mixture of 3-(2-bromophenyl)-propylamine (6.9 g, 30 mmol), 2-bromomethyl-benzoic acid methyl ester (6.42 g, 30 mmol), and K2CO3 (6.91 g, 50 mmol) in toluene (100 mL) was heated at reflux with stirring for 2 h. Workup and silica gel column chromatography using a gradient of hexanes to 50% ethyl acetate in hexanes afforded 2-[3-(2-bromophenyl)-propyl]-2,3-dihydroisoindol-1-one (5.7 g, 58%). GC/MS gave: m/z (rel.int.) 331 (M+, 3), 329 (M+, 3), 250 (42), 147 (82), 146 (100) 119 (27), and 91 (47). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 2.00 (dt, 2H), 2.80 (t, 2H), 3.74 (t, 2H), 4.40 (s, 2H), 7.04 (dt, 1H), 7.19-7.27 (m, 3H), 7.43-7.53 (m, 3H), 7.76 (dd, 1H). 13C NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 28.7, 33.7, 42.1, 50.0, 122.8, 123.8, 124.4, 127.7, 127.9, 128.1, 130.6, 131.3, 132.9, 133.1, 140.8, 141.3, 168.7.

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