4-Aminobenzoic Acid → 4-(4-Nitro-1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)benzoic acid

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3-nitrophthalic anhydride (0.79 g, 0.0041 mol) and p-aminobenzoic acid (0.56 g, 0.0041 mol) were refluxed as above overnight. Concentration of the solution under vacuum by rotary evaporator and crystallisation of the product from EtOH/H2O yielded 1.1 g (68%) of 125 as a vibrant light yellow powder: mp=338–340° C.; Rf 0.76 (A): Rf 0.89 (C): Rf 0.66 (D): R (cm−1): 2750–3125 (OH), 3091 (C═CH), 2671 (C—H), 1782 (C═O), 1736 (C═O), 1693 (C═O), 1610 (C═C), 1585 (C═C), 1529 (N═O), 1513 (C═C), 1433 (C═C), 1378 (C—O), 1360 (N═O), 1291 (C—O), 766 (C═CH); MS m/z (rel intensity) 311 (100), 267 (25), 191 (15).

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