Electric Literature of 550-44-7, In the next few decades, the world population will flourish. As the population grows rapidly and people all over the world use more and more resources, all industries must consider their environmental impact. 550-44-7, name is 2-Methylisoindoline-1,3-dione belongs to indolines-derivatives compound, it is a common compound, a new synthetic route is introduced below.
A 4-N-methylphthalimide/water wet cake (50.0 grams (g) dry weight, containing 10-60% water), resulting from either a mixed acid (H2SC /HNO3) nitration of N- methylphthalimide or an all nitric acid nitration of N-methylphthalimide, was charged to a 1000 mL, single-necked (24/40 joint) round-bottomed flask, equipped with a magnetic stir bar, and means to heat the flask with an external temperature controlled oil bath. The flask was then charged with 367 g of toluene, and enough additional deionized water was added such that the total amount of water present in the flask was equal to 160 g. The amount of water used targeted 20 to 25 wt% of 4NPI with respect to the total weight of 4NPI and water. The reaction mixture was magnetically stirred with an oil bath set temperature of 90C. After the 4NPI had dissolved in the toluene the stirring was stopped, and the lower water phase was removed via pipette. This method of dissolution and separation of the 4NPI toluene phase from the aqueous phase constitutes a purification of the 4NPI as water soluble impurities were extracted from the 4NPI/toluene phase into the aqueous phase. This dissolution/separation method is termed herein the “4NPI Extraction.” The 4NPI toluene solution was then placed on a roto-evaporator, equipped with a hot oil bath to heat the flask, and plumbed to a cold trap connected to a vacuum pump. The flask was rotated in the hot oil bath (temperature controlled at 110C) and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure (<30 mm). Once the majority of toluene had been removed, the flask was allowed to rotate in the oil bath at 110C, 25 mm, for 60 minutes, to afford a dry solid free of toluene and water. The solid was transferred to a glove box inerted with dry nitrogen. The desired dried catalyst (HEGC1, TBAB, or C6B) was added to the dried 4NPI for the bisimide forming reaction. The synthetic route of 2-Methylisoindoline-1,3-dione has been constantly updated, and we look forward to future research findings.