Water → 2-Methyl-5-(4-nitrophenoxy)isoindole-1,3-dione

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A slurry of 5-(4-nitrophenoxy)isoindoline-1,3-dione (A3 Step 2; 1.0 g, 3.52 mmol) and NaH (0.13 g, 5.27 mmol) in DMF (15 mL) was stirred at room temp. for 1 h, then treated with methyl iodide (0.3 mL, 4.57 mmol). The resulting mixture was stirred at room temp. overnight, then was cooled to ° C. and treated with water (10 mL). The resulting solids were collected and dried under reduced pressure to give 5-(4-nitrophenoxy)-2-methylisoindoline-1,3-dione as a bright yellow solid (0.87 g, 83%): TLC (35% EtOAc/65% hexane) Rf 0.61.

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