Iley J, Calheiros T, Moreira R
Chemistry Department, Open University, Milton Keynes, U.K.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 1998 Apr 21;8(8):955-8. doi: 10.1016/s0960-894x(98)00135-8.
Phthalimidomethyl derivatives 1, encompassing a wide range of leaving group abilities, are rapidly hydrolysed to the corresponding phthalamic acid via rate-determining attack at the phthalimide carbonyl group.