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Phthalimide

Catalog No. A12584 Name Alfa Aesar
CAS Number 85-41-6 Website
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SYNONYMS

Title
苯邻二甲酰亚胺
IUPAC name
2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindole-1,3-dione
IUPAC Traditional name
phthalimide
Synonyms
Isoindole-1,3-dione
Benzene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid imide

DATABASE IDS

Beilstein Number 118522
CAS Number 85-41-6
MDL Number MFCD00005881
EC Number 201-603-3
Merck Index 147373

PROPERTIES

Purity 99%
Boiling Point 366°C
Density 1.21
Flash Point 165°C(329°F)
Melting Point 232-236°C
Solubility Slightly soluble in water. Soluble in aqueous alkali hydroxides
RTECS TI3920000
TSCA Listed

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REFERENCES

  • For use in the Gabriel synthesis of primary amines, see: Potassium phthalimide, A11134. For an example of N-alkylation in the presence of K2CO3, see: Org. Synth. Coll., 2, 83 (1943). The N-alkylation by alkyl halides can be effected using KF, RbF or CsF as base; NaF and LiF are ineffective: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 99, 498 (1977).
  • The direct conversion of alcohols to N-alkylphthalimides and hence to amines can be effected in the presence of the Mitsunobu reagent: Org. Synth. Coll., 7, 501 (1990):