Phenethyl bromide → 4-phenyl-2-(2-phenylethyl)-1(2H)-phthalazinone

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Eighty-five grams (0.38 moles) of 4-phenyl-1(2H)-phthalazinone was added to 18.4 g (0.47 moles) of sodium hydride in 1 L of DMSO in four portions. The mixture was stirred for two hours at room temperature until evolution of hydrogen had ceased, and 95.5 g (0.52 moles) of 2-bromoethylbenzene was added. The mixture was stirred 1.5 hours at room temperature, 1 L of 2N NaOH was added and the slurry was poured into 1 L of water. The product was filtered off and dried to yield 118 g (95%) of 4-phenyl-2-(2-phenylethyl)-1(2H)-phthalazinone, mp 135-138.

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