Water → (R)-2-(1-hydroxy-4-methylpentan-2-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione

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Phthalic anhydride (10.30 g, 69.55 mmol) and D-Leucinol (8.15 g, 69.55 mmol) were mixed in THF (100 mL), the reaction mixture was heated at 85° C. and refluxed for 18 hours. After cooling to room temperature, water was added and the solution was extracted with EtOAC, the extracts were washed with 1 N HCl, water, aq. NaHCO3, water and brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered and evaporated to give 8.1 g of (R)-2-(1-hydroxy-4-methylpentan-2-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione (47%). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): δ 0.94 (m, 6H); 1.54 (m, 2H); 1.99 (m, 1H); 3.86 (m, 1H); 4.04 (m, 1H); 4.47 (m, 1H); 7.72 (m, 2H); 7.83 (m, 2H).

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