Sodium Sulfate → 4-(4-(diethoxymethyl)benzylideneamino)isobenzofuran-1(3H)-one

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To a stirred mixture of 4-(diethoxymethyl)benzaldehyde (3.75 g, 18 mmol) and anhydrous sodium sulfate (21.3 g, 150 mmol) in anhydrous dichloromethane (300 mL) was added 4-aminoisobenzofuran-1(3H)-one (2.24 g, 15 mmol) at 0° C. After the addition, the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 6 days. The mixture was filtered and the cake was washed with dichloromethane (50 mL×3). The filtrate was concentrated to give crude product. The crude product was washed with petroleum ether to give 4-(4-(diethoxymethyl)benzylideneamino)isobenzofuran-1(3H)-one (4.3 g, yield 84%) as a light yellow solid. LC-MS (ESI) m/z: 340(M+1)+.

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