N-Hydroxyphthalimide → 7-[3,5-Dihydroxy-2-(3-hydroxy-5-phenyl-pent-1-enyl)-cyclopentyl]-5-heptenoic acid 1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-isoindol-2-yl ester

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Reaction Steps

2 g of bimatoprost acid is dissolved in 20 ml of THF and to this solution are added at room temperature 1 g of N-hydroxy-phtalimide and 1 ml of N,N′-diisopropylcarbodiimide. The reaction mixture is stirred for 2 hours and then poured onto they mixture of 1N NaHSO4 solution and tert-butyl methyl ether (TBME). The phases are separated, the organic phase is washed with 1N NaHCO3 solution and the aqueous-alkaline phase is extracted with TBME. The united organic phase is dried over Na2SO4, filtered and evaporated. The residue is crystallized from hexane:acetone mixture to obtain 1.5 g white crystalline material.

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