Phthalimide potassium salt → 2-[4-(3,3-Dimethyl-butyryl)-benzyl]-isoindole-1,3-dione

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Add 4-(3,3-dimethyl-butyryl)-benzyl bromide (1 g, 3.731 mmol) to a stirred suspension of potassium phthalimide (0.705 g, 3.805 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (20 mL). Stir the mixture overnight at room temperature. Dilute with EtOAc and wash twice with ice-cold water. Dry the organic layer over Na2SO4, filter and concentrate in vacuo. Purify the crude mixture by chromatography on silica gel eluting sequentially with hexane and hexane/EtOAc (19:1, 4:1) to provide the desired intermediate as oil (1.24 g, 100%).

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