Reaction Steps
A stirred mixture of 7-amino-2-[(1R)-1-(3-ethoxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2-(methylsulfonyl)ethyl]isoindolin-1-one (0.91 g, 2.2 mmol) and cyclopropane carbonyl chloride (0.25 mL, 2.8 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (10 mL) was heated to reflux for 15 min. The solvent was removed in vacuo to give a solid. The solid was recrystallized from ethanol (10 mL) to give cyclopropyl-N-{2-[(1R)-1-(3-ethoxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2-(methylsulfonyl)ethyl]-3-oxoisoindolin-4-yl}carboxamide as an off-white solid (0.61 g, 56% yield); mp, 173-175° C.; 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ0.86-0.93 (m, 2H, 2CHH), 1.07-1.14 (m, 2H, 2CHH), 1.46 (t, J=6.9 Hz, 3H, CH3), 1.63-1.73 (m, 1H, CH), 2.95 (s, 3H, CH3), 3.68 (dd, J=4.4, 14.3 Hz, 1H, CHH), 3.86 (s, 3H, CH3), 4.07 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 2H, CH2), 4.20 (d, J=16.7 Hz, 1H, CHH), 4.21 (dd, J=9.9, 14.3 Hz, 1H, CHH), 4.44 (d, J=16.7 Hz,1H, CHH), 5.73 (dd, J=4.3, 9.9 Hz, 1H, NCH), 6.84-7.02 (m, 4H, Ar), 7.44 (t, J=7.8 Hz, 1H, Ar), 8.43 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 1H, Ar), 10.46 (s, 1H, NH); 13C NMR (CDCl3) δ8.24, 14.61, 16.10, 41.43, 47.81, 51.55, 55.75, 55.88, 64.56, 111.46, 112.09, 116.69, 116.99, 117.76, 119.17, 129.27, 133.54, 138.06, 141.22, 148.84, 149.67, 169.96, 172.59; Anal Calcd for C24H28N2O6S: C, 61.00; H, 5.97; N, 5.93. Found: C, 60.73; H, 5.91; N, 5.69.