Reaction Steps
To a solution of quinolin-6-yl-acetic acid (0.19 g, 1.02 mmol) in dry DMF (5 mL) was added CDI (0.16 g, 1.02 mmol). After 1 h of stirring at rt, 3-(5-aminomethyl-1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-isoindol-2-yl)-piperidine-2,6-dione methanesulfonate (0.30 g, 0.81 mmol) was added. After 18 h, water (20 mL) was added. The solids were collected by filtration, washed with water and dried in vacuo for 18 h to give N-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1-oxoisoindolin-5-yl)methyl)-2-(quinolin-6-yl)acetamide as a white solid (355 mg, 99%). HPLC: Waters Symmetry C18, 5 μm, 3.9×150 mm, 1 ml/min, 240 nm, 10/90, CH3CN/0.1% H3PO4, 4.54 min (95.6%); mp: 205-207° C.; 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 1.89-2.10 (m, 1H), 2.37 (qd, J=4.3, 13.2 Hz, 1H), 2.63 (br. s., 1H), 2.80-3.02 (m, 1H), 3.73 (s, 2H), 4.12-4.30 (m, 1H), 4.30-4.48 (m, 3H), 5.10 (dd, J=5.1, 13.2 Hz, 1H), 7.29-7.47 (m, 2H), 7.52 (dd, J=4.2, 8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.60-7.76 (m, 2H), 7.84 (s, 1H), 7.97 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 8.32 (d, J=7.7 Hz, 1H), 8.75 (t, J=5.9 Hz, 1H), 8.87 (dd, J=1.7, 4.2 Hz, 1H), 10.99 (s, 1H); 13C NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 22.48, 31.18, 42.16, 42.31, 47.03, 51.55, 121.53, 122.02, 122.91, 127.07, 127.52, 127.72, 128.72, 130.36, 131.21, 134.66, 135.61, 142.32, 143.73, 146.73, 150.07, 167.87, 169.99, 170.98, 172.86. LCMS: MH=443; Anal Calcd for C25H22N4O4+1.6H2O: C, 63.71%; H, 5.39%; N, 11.89%. Found: C, 63.71%; H, 5.25%; N, 11.99%.