Water → 2-(3,4-Diethoxy-2-fluorobenzyl)isoindol-1,3-dione

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To a solution of 1,2-diethoxy-3-fluorobenzene (2.28 g, 12.4 mol) and N-(hydroxymethyl)phthalimide (2.41 g, 13.6 mol) in 1,2-dimethoxyethane (8 mL), a solution of sulfuric acid (8 mL) in 1,2-dimethoxyethane (8 mL) was added dropwise on ice, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for twelve hours. The reaction mixture was poured into water (100 mL), and crystals were filtered. The obtained crystals were recrystallized from acetone and water, and the precipitated crystals were filtered. After the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure, the residue was crystallized from acetone to give 0.96 g of the title compound (yield: 23%) as white crystals.

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