(S)-(+)-N-(2,3-Epoxypropyl)phthalimide → 2-((2R)-2-hydroxy-3-((4-(3-oxomorpholin-4-yl)phenyl)amino)propyl)-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione

Participants

Reaction Steps

A suspension of 2-[(2S)-2-oxiranylmethyl]-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione (A. Gutcait et al. Tetrahedron Asym. 1996, 7, 1641) (5.68 g, 27.9 mmol) and 4-(4-aminophenyl)-3-morpholinone (5.37 g, 27.9 mmol) in ethanol/water (9:1, 140 ml) is heated under reflux for 14 hours (the precipitate dissolves; after some time, another precipitate is formed). The precipitate (desired product) is filtered off, washed three times with diethyl ether and dried. The combined mother liquors are concentrated under reduced pressure and, after addition of a second portion of 2-[(2S)-2-oxiranylmethyl]-1H-isoindole-1,3-(2H)-dione (2.84 g, 14.0 mmol), suspended in ethanol/water (9:1, 70 ml) and heated under reflux for 13 hours (the precipitate dissolves; after some time, another precipitate is formed). The precipitate (desired product) is filtered off, washed three times with diethyl ether and dried. Total yield: 10.14 g, 92% of theory.

Provenance & Evidence