Water → 5-[4-(4-Iodo-2-methoxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-oxo-valeroylamino)-phthalide

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1.7 g of 4-(4-iodo-2-methoxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-oxo-valeric acid is dissolved in 25 ml of dimethyl acetamide and mixed under argon at −8° C. with 0.37 ml of thionyl chloride. After 20 minutes of stirring at −3 to +3° C., 700 mg of 5-aminophthalide is added. It is stirred for 1.5 hours at room temperature, then mixed with water, extracted with ethyl acetate, the organic phase is washed with water, dried (Na2SO4), and after the solvent is concentrated by evaporation and after chromatography of the crude product on silica gel with hexane/ethyl acetate (80:20), 1.5 g of 5-[4-(4-iodo-2-methoxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-oxo-valeroylamino)-phthalide is obtained as a foam.

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