2-(3,3-dimethyl-2-oxobutyl)isoindole-1,3-dione

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

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

Procedure: Potassium phthalimide (82.86 g, 0.447 mol) is added to a stirred solution of bromopinacolone (80.10 g, 0.447 mol) in toluene (300 ml). The-suspension is refluxed for 19 h, cooled, and then the precipitate is filtered off and discarded. The filtrate is cooled in an ice-bath and treated with petroleum ether (550 ml). The resulting precipitate is collected by filtration. The mother liquor is reduced to circa 100 ml by evaporation in vacuo, and a further quantity of precipitate which forms is collected by filtration and combined with the first crop, giving 2-(3,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-butyl)-isoindole-1,3-dione (total yield 83.5 g, 76%) as colourless crystals, m.p. 96-99° C. The-suspension is refluxed for 19 h cooled the precipitate is filtered off The filtrate is cooled in an ice-bath treated with petroleum ether (550 ml) The resulting precipitate is collected by filtration The mother liquor is reduced to circa 100 ml by evaporation in vacuo a further quantity of precipitate which forms is collected by filtration