Sodium Hydroxide → 2-Hydroxy-5-methyl-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione

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Hydroxylamine hydrochloride in an amount of 21.4 g was dissolved in 80 ml of distilled water. To this solution, 12.3 g of NaOH dissolved in 50 ml of distilled water was added over a period of 30 minutes as the solution was cooled in an ice bath. Thereto, 50.0 g of 4-methylphthalic anhydride was further added, and stirred for 1 hour at room temperature, followed by 4-hour reflux. The reaction solution was cooled in an ice bath, and the powdery matter thus precipitated was filtered off and washed with water. The resultant crude crystals were recrystallized from an acetone/water mixture to give 27.0 g of 4-methyl-N-hydroxyphthalimide.

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