assay
99%
mp
114-116 °C (lit.)
SMILES string
O=C1N(Cc2ccccc2)C(=O)c3ccccc13
InChI
1S/C15H11NO2/c17-14-12-8-4-5-9-13(12)15(18)16(14)10-11-6-2-1-3-7-11/h1-9H,10H2
InChI key
WITXFYCLPDFRNM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
General description
N-Benzylphthalimide (NBPT), also known as 2-benzylisoindoline-1,3-dione, is an N-substituted phthalimide. It has been prepared by reacting phthalic anhydride with benzyl amine in glacial acetic acid. Vibrational spectra of NBPT has been recorded and assigned. NBPT is a roof-shaped molecule with a planar cyclic imide and a phenyl ring connected by a methylene group. Crystal structure of N-benzylphthalimide has parallel layers of phthalimides stack along the a axis.
Application
N-Benzylphthalimide may be used in the following syntheses:
- 2-benzyl-1,1,3,3-tetraphenylisoindoline
- tailor-made highly fluorous porphyrin derivatives
- N-benzylisoindole
