Methyl vinyl ketone → 2-(3-Oxobutyl)isoindoline-1,3-dione

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Reaction Steps

Prepare a suspension of phthalimide (5 g, 34 mmol) in ethyl acetate (40 mL). Add methyl vinyl ketone (2.8 mL, 34 mmol) followed by NaOEt (116 mg, 1.7 mmol) in ethanol (10 mL). Stir the reaction at room temperature for 2 hours, then heat to reflux and stir for 3 hours. Concentrate the reaction in vacuo to a solid. Recrystallize the solid from ethanol to afford 2-(3-oxobutyl)isoindole-1,3-dione (6.8 g). 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 7.82-7.88 (m, 2H), 7.69-7.77 (m, 2H), 3.97 (t, J=7 Hz, 2H), 2.88 (t, J=7 Hz, 2H), 2.20 (s, 3H).

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