Abstract
A flexible approach to 3‐alkyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐isoindolin‐1‐ones via the reductive‐alkylation procedure is described. Present method is versatile in scope, allowing the easy introduction of various C‐3 carbon‐substituents by Grignard addition to phthalimide.
Acknowledgment
We are grateful to the NNSC for financial support.