2-ethenylisoindole-1,3-dione

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:120.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: A thick walled glass tube, equipped with a stir bar, was charged with palladium (II) acetate (17 mg, 0.08 mmol), acetonitrile (50 mL), N-vinylphthalimide (716 mg, 4.13 mmol), triethylamine (1.6 mL, 11 mmol), tri-o-tolylphosphine (69 mg, 0.22 mmol) and 1-{3-[8-bromo-2-(2-methoxyethyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-1-yl]propyl}pyrrolidin-2-one (1.62 g, 3.76 mmol). The reaction mixture was purged with nitrogen and the tube was sealed and heated at 120° C. in an oil bath for 15 hours. The reaction was cooled to ambient temperature and methanol (50 mL) and chloroform (50 ml) were added. After filtering through a 0.2 micron PTFE membrane, the solution was concentrated under reduced pressure and then purified by chromatography using a HORIZON HPFC system (silica cartridge, eluting with a 0-8% gradient of methanol in dichloromethane) to provide 2.0 g of 2-(2-{2-(2-methoxyethyl)-1-[3-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)propyl]-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-8-yl}ethenyl)-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione as a bright yellow solid. A thick walled glass tube, equipped with a stir bar The reaction mixture was purged with nitrogen the tube was sealed The reaction was cooled to ambient temperature methanol (50 mL) and chloroform (50 ml) were added After filtering through a 0.2 micron PTFE membrane the solution was concentrated under reduced pressure purified by chromatography eluting with a 0-8% gradient of methanol in dichloromethane)

Conditions: temp:120.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: A thick walled glass tube, equipped with a stir bar, was charged with palladium (II) acetate (64 mg, 0.29 mmol), acetonitrile (50 mL), N-vinylphthalimide (1.19 g, 6.89 mmol), triethylamine (2.4 mL, 17 mmol), tri-o-tolylphosphine (260 mg, 0.86 mmol) and 1-(7-bromo-2-ethyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-1-yl)-2-methylpropan-2-ol (2.00 g, 5.74 mmol). The reaction mixture was purged with nitrogen and the tube was sealed and heated at 120° C. in an oil bath for 16 hours. The reaction was cooled to ambient temperature and silica gel (20 g) was added followed by concentration under reduced pressure. The sample absorbed on silica was purified by chromatography using a HORIZON HPFC system (silica cartridge, eluting with a 0-7% gradient of methanol in dichloromethane). The recovered solid was washed with 1% aqueous sodium carbonate to provide 1.95 g of 2-{2[2-ethyl-1-(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-7-yl]ethenyl}-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione as a bright yellow solid. MS (APCI) m/z 441 (M+H)+. A thick walled glass tube, equipped with a stir bar The reaction mixture was purged with nitrogen the tube was sealed The reaction was cooled to ambient temperature silica gel (20 g) was added followed by concentration under reduced pressure The sample absorbed on silica was purified by chromatography eluting with a 0-7% gradient of methanol in dichloromethane) The recovered solid was washed with 1% aqueous sodium carbonate

Conditions: temp:120.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: A thick walled glass tube, equipped with a stir bar, was charged with palladium (II) acetate (64 mg, 0.29 mmol), acetonitrile (50 mL), N-vinylphthalimide (1.19 g, 6.89 mmol), triethylamine (2.4 mL, 17 mmol), tri-o-tolylphosphine (260 mg, 0.86 mmol) and 1-(7-bromo-2-ethyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-1-yl)-2-methylpropan-2-ol (2.00 g, 5.74 mmol). The reaction mixture was purged with nitrogen and the tube was sealed and heated at 120° C. in an oil bath for 16 hours. The reaction was cooled to ambient temperature and silica gel (20 g) was added followed by concentration under reduced pressure. The sample absorbed on silica was purified by chromatography using a HORIZON HPFC system (silica cartridge, eluting with a 0-7% gradient of methanol in dichloromethane). The recovered solid was washed with 1% aqueous sodium carbonate to provide 1.95 g of 2-{2[2-ethyl-1-(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-7-yl]ethenyl}-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione as a bright yellow solid. MS (APCI) m/z 441 (M+H)+. A thick walled glass tube, equipped with a stir bar The reaction mixture was purged with nitrogen the tube was sealed The reaction was cooled to ambient temperature silica gel (20 g) was added followed by concentration under reduced pressure The sample absorbed on silica was purified by chromatography eluting with a 0-7% gradient of methanol in dichloromethane) The recovered solid was washed with 1% aqueous sodium carbonate

Conditions: temp:90.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: A mixture of 3-bromo-phenyl acetic acid tert-butyl ester (5.64 g, 20.80 mmol), N-vinyl phthalimide (3.60 g, 20.80 mmol), diisopropylethylamine (3.63 g, 28.08 mmol), palladium acetate (107 mg, 0.478 mmol), and tri-o-tolylphosphine (475 mg, 1.56 mmol) in acetonitrile (10 mL) was stirred at 90° C. for 20 h. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and ice water (50 mL) was added. EtOAc (50 mL) was added and the organic solution was washed with 5.5% HCl followed by brine. The organic solution was dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated. Purification by flash chromatography (hexanes:EtOAc 9:1 to 4:1) provided the title compound (1.95 g). MS 381 (M+18). The reaction was cooled to room temperature the organic solution was washed with 5.5% HCl The organic solution was dried over MgSO4 filtered concentrated Purification by flash chromatography (hexanes:EtOAc 9:1 to 4:1)

Conditions: temp:110.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To a solution of methyl 5-bromo-2-(propan-2-yloxy)pyridine-4-carboxylate (112a, 3.40 g, 12.4 mmol) and N-vinylphthalimide (2.58 g, 14.9 mmol) in toluene (124 mL) was added K2CO3 (5.19 g, 37.2 mmol) followed by Pd(P(tBu)3)2 (0.400 g, 0.775 mmol). The reaction mixture was degassed and heated in a sealed tube at 110° C. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and filtered through CELITE®. H2O (100 mL) was added, the organic layer was separated and concentrated under vacuum, and the residue was purified by column chromatography (0-80%, ethyl acetate/heptanes) to give methyl 5-[(E)-2-(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)ethenyl]-2-(propan-2-yloxy)pyridine-4-carboxylate (112b, 1.56 g, 34%) as yellow solid. The reaction mixture was degassed The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature filtered through CELITE® H2O (100 mL) was added the organic layer was separated concentrated under vacuum the residue was purified by column chromatography (0-80%, ethyl acetate/heptanes)

Conditions: temp:90.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: A mixture of 3-bromo-phenyl acetic acid tert-butyl ester (5.64 g, 20.80 mmol), N-vinyl phthalimide (3.60 g, 20.80 mmol), diisopropylethylamine (3.63 g, 28.08 mmol), palladium acetate (107 mg, 0.478 mmol), and tritolylphosphine (475 mg, 1.56 mmol) in acetonitrile (10 mL) was stirred at 90° C. for 20 h. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and ice water (50 mL) was added. EtOAc (50 mL) was added and the organic solution was washed with 5.5% HCl followed by brine. The organic solution was dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated. Purification by flash chromatography (hexanes:EtOAc 9:1 to 4:1) provided the title compound (1.95 g). MS 381 (M+18). The reaction was cooled to room temperature the organic solution was washed with 5.5% HCl The organic solution was dried over MgSO4 filtered concentrated Purification by flash chromatography (hexanes:EtOAc 9:1 to 4:1)

Conditions: temp:90.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: A mixture of 3-bromo-phenyl acetic acid tert-butyl ester (5.64 g, 20.80 mmol), N-vinyl phthalimide (3.60 g, 20.80 mmol), diisopropylethylamine (3.63 g, 28.08 mmol), palladium acetate (107 mg, 0.478 mmol), and tritolylphosphine (475 mg, 1.56 mmol) in acetonitrile (10 mL) was stirred at 90° C. for 20 h. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and ice water (50 mL) was added. EtOAc (50 mL) was added and the organic solution was washed with 5.5% HCl followed by brine. The organic solution was dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated. Purification by flash chromatography (hexanes:EtOAc 9:1 to 4:1) provided the title compound (1.95 g). MS 381 (M+18). The reaction was cooled to room temperature the organic solution was washed with 5.5% HCl The organic solution was dried over MgSO4 filtered concentrated Purification by flash chromatography (hexanes:EtOAc 9:1 to 4:1)

Conditions: temp:120.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: A thick walled glass tube, equipped with a stir bar, was charged with palladium (II) acetate (17 mg, 0.08 mmol), acetonitrile (50 mL), N-vinylphthalimide (716 mg, 4.13 mmol), triethylamine (1.6 mL, 11 mmol), tri-o-tolylphosphine (69 mg, 0.22 mmol) and 1-{3-[8-bromo-2-(2-methoxyethyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-1-yl]propyl}pyrrolidin-2-one (1.62 g, 3.76 mmol). The reaction mixture was purged with nitrogen and the tube was sealed and heated at 120° C. in an oil bath for 15 hours. The reaction was cooled to ambient temperature and methanol (50 mL) and chloroform (50 ml) were added. After filtering through a 0.2 micron PTFE membrane, the solution was concentrated under reduced pressure and then purified by chromatography using a HORIZON HPFC system (silica cartridge, eluting with a 0-8% gradient of methanol in dichloromethane) to provide 2.0 g of 2-(2-{2-(2-methoxyethyl)-1-[3-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)propyl]-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-8-yl}ethenyl)-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione as a bright yellow solid. A thick walled glass tube, equipped with a stir bar The reaction mixture was purged with nitrogen the tube was sealed The reaction was cooled to ambient temperature methanol (50 mL) and chloroform (50 ml) were added After filtering through a 0.2 micron PTFE membrane the solution was concentrated under reduced pressure purified by chromatography eluting with a 0-8% gradient of methanol in dichloromethane)

Conditions: temp:120.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: A thick walled glass tube, equipped with a stir bar, was charged with palladium (II) acetate (64 mg, 0.29 mmol), acetonitrile (50 mL), N-vinylphthalimide (1.19 g, 6.89 mmol), triethylamine (2.4 mL, 17 mmol), tri-o-tolylphosphine (260 mg, 0.86 mmol) and 1-(7-bromo-2-ethyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-1-yl)-2-methylpropan-2-ol (2.00 g, 5.74 mmol). The reaction mixture was purged with nitrogen and the tube was sealed and heated at 120° C. in an oil bath for 16 hours. The reaction was cooled to ambient temperature and silica gel (20 g) was added followed by concentration under reduced pressure. The sample absorbed on silica was purified by chromatography using a HORIZON HPFC system (silica cartridge, eluting with a 0-7% gradient of methanol in dichloromethane). The recovered solid was washed with 1% aqueous sodium carbonate to provide 1.95 g of 2-{2[2-ethyl-1-(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-7-yl]ethenyl}-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione as a bright yellow solid. MS (APCI) m/z 441 (M+H)+. A thick walled glass tube, equipped with a stir bar The reaction mixture was purged with nitrogen the tube was sealed The reaction was cooled to ambient temperature silica gel (20 g) was added followed by concentration under reduced pressure The sample absorbed on silica was purified by chromatography eluting with a 0-7% gradient of methanol in dichloromethane) The recovered solid was washed with 1% aqueous sodium carbonate

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:90.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To a solution of 2-(4-bromophenyl)ethanol (48.3 g) in acetonitrile (480 mL) was added diisopropylethylamine (46.6 g), N-vinylphthalimide (43.7 g) and tri-o-tolylphosphine (7.31 g) and the mixture was purged with nitrogen gas three times. Palladium acetate (2.7 g) was added and the mixture was stirred at 90° C. for 21 hr under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled and the precipitated product collected by filtration. The resulting solid was re-dissolved in dichloromethane and ethyl acetate and filtered through silica gel. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to give the title compound, 24 g. the mixture was purged with nitrogen gas three times Palladium acetate (2.7 g) was added The reaction was cooled the precipitated product collected by filtration The resulting solid was re-dissolved in dichloromethane ethyl acetate and filtered through silica gel The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo