Water → Phthalimide

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Reaction Steps

The title B tosylate (8.11 g, 19.2 mmol) and purified potassium phthalimide (6.4 g, 34.6 mmol, 1.8 equiv.) in dimethylsulfoxide (70 ml, Burdick & Jackson) were heated at 90°-100° C. for 21/2 hours (checked by TLC Et2O-pet ether 2:1, no tosylate remaining). After cooling to room temperature, water (90 ml) was added. Material began precipitating. The mixture was poured into ice water (~350 ml) and stirred 30 minutes. The straw colored solid was harvested by filtration and washed with more water. The solid was dissolved in warm ethyl acetate (150 ml), washed with water (3×50 ml), dried (MgSO4), filtered and freed of solvent in vacuo. The remaining solid (7.88 g) was recrystallized from isopropyl ether (~150 ml) to give corresponding phthalimide (6.35 g, 83%) TLC. Et2O-hexane 2:1, UV+vanillin Rf =0.38, trace 0.09.

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